2024-09-13 11:06:15
Published: 13:12, 13 September 2024 Updated: 13:17, 13 September 2024
Bangladesh beat Pakistan in their own soil, Toitumbu is confident. Now they are preparing with a mission to defeat India. Liton-Nazmul-Miraj will face India in the first of the two-match Test series next Thursday.
Two days ago, former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly said that he does not see any chance of Bangladesh winning on Indian soil. Dinesh Karthik said the same on Friday (September 13). He also thinks that Bangladesh will not win on Indian soil.
‘I personally don’t think so. I think beating India on Indian soil is a big deal. Bangladesh played well in Pakistan. But I think India will not have to struggle much to beat Bangladesh.
Karthik is in favor of giving young pacer Harshit Rana a chance. Apart from that, India is expected to make some pace-friendly wickets ahead of the upcoming series against Australia.
Harshit Rana bowled well. good talent There is something special. The Indian team already has four medium pacers. They are also of good quality. Overall the team is good. I think India will play on a slightly pace-friendly wicket. And by doing that, Bangladesh can be easily defeated. Besides, preparations will also be made for the Australia series. I think India will play with only two spinners Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jazeda. There will be three pace bowlers.
Bangladesh will tour India on Sunday (September 15) to play a two-match Test and a three-match T20I series. The first Test will start on September 19 in Chennai. Then the two teams will meet in the second Test in Kanpur on September 27.
India is currently ranked number two in the ICC Test rankings. tops the ICC World Test Championship points table. Bangladesh is in fourth place. Ahead of the Test series against Bangladesh, India has announced a full strength team with Rohit-Kohli-Bumrah-Ashwin-Jadejad.
Bangladesh has already announced the team. Wicket keeper batsman Zaker Ali Anik is the new face in the team.
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