Editor’s Pick: India - Bangladesh

“Considered to be the current underdogs, the Bangladesh National Cricket Team can by no means be taken for granted. Nicknamed The Tigers, they are capable of bouncing back and surprising the opponents.”

This was what I had written about the Bangladesh National Cricket Team on our app. The team has surprised everyone by making it so far in the tournament. This is a huge celebration for the nation. The term underdogs will start to fade away soon enough.

News items and pictures are making the rounds, revealing the ugly side of the rivalry. The Indian Cricket Team should not fall prey and just concentrate on the game.

Between the two teams, India has won 26 out of 32 encounters.

My prediction of the playing eleven for the match tomorrow would be

Indian Team Squad

Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane, Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni, Kedar Jadhav, Ravindra Jadeja, Hardik Pandya, Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Umesh Yadav

Bangladesh Team Squad

Mashrafe Mortaza, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan, Tamim Iqbal, Mahmudullah, Imrul Kayes, Sabbir Rahman, Soumya Sarkar, Mosaddek Hossain Saikat, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Rubel Hossain

Now for the Editor’s pick. My pick..

Virat Kohli - The man leading the team.

M.S.Dhoni - He may not be captain anymore, but Kohli depends on him for little things. That is good enough for me.

Tamim Iqbal - Aggressive left-handed opener.

Rohit Sharma - The hard-hitter of the team.

Shikhar Dhawan - He has been magnificent in the tournament so far.

Bhuvaneshwar Kumar - India’s strength in pace bowling. A complete bowler

Jasprit Bumrah - Right arm fast medium bowler. Give him the new ball and watch wickets tumble.

Rubel Hossain - Can be the game-changer you are looking for.

Shakib Al Hasan - My all-rounder. Batting, bowling, and fielding.

Hardik Pandya - Another good all-rounder. He has a fantastic track record at that.

Mushfiqur Rahim - Batsman-wicket keeper. He’s a good one on the team too.

So far, the prominent decision of the team that has won the toss is to put the opponent into bat first. And it has seemed to work as well. It is imperative to put on a high score on the board so that the bowlers can defend it.

I’d say that the team batting second has a better chance.

Tomorrow, defending champions India take on neighbours Bangladesh in the 2nd Semis of the ICC Champions Trophy 2017. All the best to you too !!!!

Have you submitted your lineup yet? What are you waiting for? Click here

Indu

P.S. Please note that the above-expressed opinions are purely the Editor’s. We do not take responsibility, nor can we guarantee the performance of the players. All the best !!!