Watch out for Bangladesh - What our opponents in the WC think about us - Page 2

WorldCup11 · #26 January 28, 2011, 08:41 PM

News 6: Suresh Raina: Even Bangladesh can't be taken for granted

All the sub-continent teams are capable of turning it around. Even Bangladesh can't be taken for granted. In the World Cup every match is a pressure game. But we are not thinking too much about that. Our focus will be on what we achieve.

Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/i...ow/7382286.cms

kalpurush · #27 January 29, 2011, 12:18 AM

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Suresh Raina: Even Bangladesh can't be taken for granted

I wish Suresh Raina could say something different to sparks up the Tigers!!!

FaHiMa · #28 January 29, 2011, 01:06 AM

ughh..where's Sehwag when you need him? huh? we need the man to comment NOW! LOL

lamisa · #29 January 29, 2011, 09:43 AM

is that all u have got?i think they have learned their lesson to keep their mouth SHUT about us after the last WC!

WorldCup11 · #30 February 1, 2011, 07:14 AM

News 7: Dhoni brushed aside concerns about India's opening match against co-hosts Bangladesh

Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/s...ow/7403734.cms

Dhoni brushed aside concerns about India's opening match against co-hosts Bangladesh in Dhaka after what had happened in the 2007 World Cup in the West Indies when the Rahul Dravid-led side got knocked out following a shock defeat at the hands of their eastern neighbours.

"The past is past. I am more optimistic than you," he said referring to the lung-opener against Bangladesh on February 19.

BANFAN · #31 February 1, 2011, 07:37 AM

What you xpect. They are number 2 ODI team I guess.
I will be more iterested about his post match comments, after losing

WorldCup11 · #32 February 1, 2011, 08:27 AM

News 7.1 : MS Dhoni: Cricinfo Article

Source: http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cric...ry/499077.html

One of the questions facing the India team, who play their first match on February 19 against Bangladesh, is how they will deal with the pressure of being tournament hosts along with Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. India have failed to get past the semi-final stage in previous World Cups played on home soil. But Dhoni said he was concentrating just on the preparation. "I am ready to prepare well for the World Cup and that is what is in my hands right now."

Dhoni said he wasn't thinking about the disappointing loss to Bangladesh - who are India's first opponents in the 2011 tournament - in the 2007 World Cup. "I am certainly thinking about the match [against Bangladesh] positively. We may have lost in 2007, but there are plenty of positives that we can look for like the 2003 World Cup and the entire tournament we played then.

WorldCup11 · #33 February 3, 2011, 01:25 PM

News 8 : Virender Sehwag: we will beat Bangladesh in Bangladesh, it's a revenge game for us

Source: http://cricketnext.in.com/news/sehwa.../53808-13.html

CNN-IBN: There is a huge amount of expectation but this is a pretty strong group. There is South Africa, England, West Indies as well as Bangladesh. Do you think that game as your revenge game, the 19th of February?

Sehwag: I can say that because we're playing the opening game against Bangladesh in Bangladesh. So Bangladeshi people are expecting Bangladesh to beat India again. But this time we have to prepare well so hopefully we will beat Bangladesh in Bangladesh so you can say it's a revenge game for us and we won't take the game lightly. We will give our best shot and we will come hard on Bangladesh.

8.1 Source http://news.oneindia.in/2011/02/03/s...p-aid0126.html

Asked about playing under pressure of huge expectations and a tough World Cup group comprising England, South Africa,West Indies and underdogs Bangladesh, Sehwag said the Indians have done their home work well to give their best shot at glory.

"Bangladeshi people would be expecting their side to beat us again like in 2007 World Cup. But this time we are prepared well and confident of beating them in Bangladesh. It''s a revenge game for us. We will not take it lightly"

dolcevita · #34 February 3, 2011, 01:47 PM

I don't see anything wrong in Shewag comments

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cricket_dorshok · #35 February 3, 2011, 01:54 PM

^^Nobody says something wrong!

WorldCup11 · #36 February 3, 2011, 01:55 PM

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I don't see anything wrong in Shewag comments

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I initially thought that too, but then the word "Revenge" attracted me, that one word made his comment interesting too.

inspyr9 · #37 February 3, 2011, 02:06 PM

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I don't see anything wrong in Shewag comments

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there is nothing wrong but I wish there was because that really fires up our players.

simon · #38 February 3, 2011, 02:18 PM

it's funny that Sehwag has stablished himself as the brand ambassador of BD vs Ind matches.

BASSMAN · #39 February 3, 2011, 02:21 PM

Will lightening strike twice

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Murad · #40 February 3, 2011, 02:23 PM

I was waiting for this comment. REVENGE. Ekhon amader murgir dolke thamai kon halai..!!

Purbasha T · #41 February 3, 2011, 02:50 PM

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I was waiting for this comment. REVENGE. Ekhon amader murgir dolke thamai kon halai..!!

C'mon the Murgissssss!!!

roman · #42 February 3, 2011, 03:06 PM

BD players should constantly listen to that famous Shehwag Comment " Bangladesh is an ordinary team" Make it happen Guys...

Farhad · #43 February 3, 2011, 03:30 PM

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I initially thought that too, but then the word "Revenge" attracted me, that one word made his comment interesting too.

Well, it was a leading question, so I wouldnt read too much into it. The specific words of the interviewer were: "Do you think that game as your revenge game, the 19th of February?". I would think that it would be more disrespectful if he said he wasnt thinking of revenge...

**Tehsin** · #44 February 3, 2011, 08:01 PM

Personally, I am more interested to hear what the teams think after the matches. I hope we don't goof up like we did against Ireland or Canada in the past. I know that the current crop are different then the previous ones and that in itself made me get geared up for my return to Bangladesh after 15 years. India will be a tough game but we do have a good shot at making it to the QFs. BCB should not be shy about giving our bowlers the home advantage. Like the slogan - our guests can get anything they want but we're keeping the cup (something to that effect).

beshideshi · #45 February 3, 2011, 08:10 PM

Good, it's better to defeat prepared men rather than under prepared boys. Come on Sehwag, we needed a comment just like that to charge our players up

Go back to India with 2 points if you can

Night_wolf · #46 February 3, 2011, 09:39 PM

sometimes i wonder if we have a match in 19 feb vs shewag or india lol

irampool · #47 February 3, 2011, 09:41 PM

Looks like Sehwag hasn't been able to digest Mash's two in-swingers (Dec 2004, March 2007) yet!

kalpurush · #48 February 3, 2011, 10:11 PM

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Will lightening strike twice

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I saw it happened three times in a row beofre. We will beat India twice in this world cup - wait and see...

pial · #49 February 4, 2011, 12:40 AM

http://www.anandabazar.com/4khela1.htm

Razi · #50 February 4, 2011, 04:11 AM

Sehwag 'fully fit' for World Cup
ESPNcricinfo
February 4, 2011

Virender Sehwag, India's vice-captain for the World Cup, has said that he is "fully fit" for the tournament that begins on February 19. Sehwag missed India's five-match one-day series following the Tests in South Africa to attend to a shoulder injury, but says his recovery is well on track.

"I was feeling some pain in my shoulder," Sehwag told Indian news channel CNN-IBN. "So [I thought it was] better to quit the South Africa one-dayers. I didn't want to get injured in South Africa tour and miss the World Cup. So I came back and went to Germany to see a couple of doctors. I got a couple of injections and now I'm fine.

"I am going to the National Cricket Academy [in Bangalore] and will spend a couple of days there, to check everything - if I can bowl and throw also but if I can't, then I'll let them know. But yes, at the moment I'm fully fit."

Sehwag is wary of the opening game against Bangladesh, who had derailed India's 2007 World Cup campaign with a shock win. "Because we're playing the opening game against them in Bangladesh, Bangladeshi people are expecting them to beat us again. But this time we have to prepare well … You can say it is a revenge game for us and we won't take the game lightly. We will give our best shot and we will come hard on Bangladesh."

Sehwag was confident of India's chances against the other major teams in Group B - South Africa, England and West Indies. "When we played against England last time, we won 5-0 and against South Africa we did well in South Africa and we have done well; when Sachin Tendulkar got the double hundred [in Gwalior], we won the series. West Indies have good players like Pollard and Gayle, if they click then maybe it's difficult for us but India also have very good players."

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