5 Things to expect from the India vs Bangladesh clash: If you think that India are just going to get themselves another couple of points easily against Bangladesh, you haven”t been following cricket lately. Lets face it, Bangladesh are as good as any other test-playing nation now. Bangladesh are not going to let India get away. Here are some things we could expect some things in this clash:
1. Early wickets for the Bangladesh Fast bowlers
Bangladesh have a strong bowling attack, up front. In accordance to that, the Indian openers are not in the best of form either. We can well see a Bangla bowler celebrating India”s early wicket.
2. Another Virat special
Virat Kohli is in the form of his life. Everything is going right for him. He knows that the team is totally dependent on him. He scored a half ton in the last game even though it wasn”t the best pitch to bat on. The bowlers will have to be tight when they bowl to this guy. There is no margin for error. Bad ball, and it sails to the fence.
3. Shakib”s all-round performance
Against Australia, it looked like Shakib was back after a long drought, without runs or wickets. They say that after successive failures, comes a succession of good times. Maybe Shakib”s bad days are over and he is back to being the best all-rounder in the world, as he was a couple of years ago. If Shakib can play a hand, then there is no reason why Bangladesh can”t make it.
4. Tamim”s opening blitz
Tamim didn”t play against the Aussies but looked in excellent touch against Afghanistan in the last game of the qualifiers. The top order will look unto him to provide a platform for them to post a good score.
5. Consistency of India”s bowling unit
India”s strength used to be batting not long ago, but off late, their bowling has been their boost. Bumrah is having a dream start to his career and Nehra, the comeback of his life. He always picks up that crucial first wicket. Ashen and Jadeja have had their days with the ball in the tournament so far. Ashcan”s balls can sometimes be unplayable. Panda, Raina and Yuvraj can slip in an over each to cover up for the expensive guy.