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March 16, 2007, 06:27 PM
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Cricinfo: Five areas where Bangladesh can threaten India
This was in the match thread too but I believed it deserved a thread of it's own
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Bashar the glue With three half-centuries against India, Habibul Bashar has often stood alone amid the disappointing batting efforts. All three fifties have come in losing causes but Bashar's calm presence is often reassuring. He can hold the middle order together, sealing up one end as his more flashy colleagues take on the bowling at the other. He's no slouch, though, well capable of stepping it up when the situation demands.
Shock power Floating around Bashar are a group of dangerous batsmen, often veering from the sublime to the ridiculous but one heck of a threat when they come off. India don't need any introduction to Mohammad Ashraful, not after Chittagong in 2004; neither do they need to be reminded of Aftab Ahmed's powers, not after Dhaka in 2004. Then there's Shahriar Nafees, who's opening exploits include a Test hundred against Australia, Tamim Iqbal and Saqibul Hasan. All are young batsmen in a similar mould, all with oodles of promise.
New-ball variety In Mashrafe Mortaza and Shahadat Hossain, Bangladesh possess a more than handy new-ball pairing to hustle the best. Mortaza's skiddy cutters will be complemented by Shahadat's discomforting bounce, a prospect that could unsettle the best. India will remember Mortaza's contribution on Boxing Day in 2004, when he winkled out Virender Sehwag and Mahendra Singh Dhoni to help Bangladesh record their first (and only) triumph against India. Mashrafe has also chipped in with the bat, in the two games against India, and his recent exploits in the warm-up match against New Zealand suggest a handy allround talent. Shahadat is yet to play against India but nine wickets in two Tests against Sri Lanka translates into a dangerous talent.
Left-arm menaceRahul Dravid feels this World Cup will be won by the team that manages the middle overs best. India are likely to face a slew of left-arm spinners in that period, with Mohammad Rafique's darts complemented by Abdur Razzak's loop and Saqibul's accuracy. Razzak and Saqibul arrive with economy-rates of 3.5 and 3.7 respectively and India will need to find innovative ways to manoeuvre the ball around with the field spread.
More youth, more agility Bangladesh enter the game with a head-start in the fielding department. Aftab, Ashraful and Saqibul will form an agile inner circle and their enthusiasm could be infectious. India's main worry has been the ageing nature of the side (Dravid even indicated that they'd need to hide a few fielders) and an efficient performance from Bangladesh would enable them to bridge the gulf. A couple of lucky breaks and they will dream bigger.
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Too Bad Rajib won't play but the only time we beat them we were beasts on the field and Ashraful has Eid Tommorow, I think we will win
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March 16, 2007, 06:35 PM
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Only positives are Mashrafe & Ashraful are both in form .
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March 16, 2007, 07:48 PM
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The Indian (or the Indian controlled) media has done a superb job of putting the pressure back onto Bangladesh. Two week ago we were the underdogs, unknown quantity. Today, they are potraying us as almost the favorites to win. This does not really help us.
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March 16, 2007, 07:51 PM
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Heres another one from Cricinfo (At least S Rajesh didnt compile the stats this time ):
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Originally Posted by Dileep V
Form and history favour India
India and Bangladesh kick off their World Cup campaign in Trinidad on Saturday. India have dominated their 14 previous encounters, but Bangladesh, with their strong spin attack, have the potential to pull off an upset. Cricinfo checks out the key stats for the two teams.
- India's ODI record in the Caribbean isn't great: of the 20 matches they have played, only five have ended in wins. Bangladesh have won two out of five, but both those wins came against fairly modest opposition, Canada and Bermuda.
- The Indians form a major chunk of the population in Trinidad, but the team's performance here hasn't brought them much cheer: of the 9 matches played at this venue India have won 2 and lost 7 of them.
- Of the 14 ODIs between them India has won 13 and Bangladesh has scrapped a single win, edging India by 14 runs at Dhaka in 2004-05. Interestingly, this will be the first time the two teams will play each other outside the subcontinent.
- The Indians have been perennial slow starters in the World Cup. They have lost 5 of their opening matches in previous editions of the tournament. Of their three wins two have come against non-Test-playing nations.
- Sachin Tendulkar has made runs against most sides, but Bangladesh is the one Test-playing side against which he hasn't scored a one-day hundred. Considering his average in first games of the World Cup is 80.67 (242 runs for three dismissals), expect another big score on Saturday.
- Sourav Ganguly has particularly enjoyed facing up to the Bangladesh attack: in nine games, he has scored 393 runs at an average of 56.14. Tendulkar averages 49.57 against them, but Rahul Dravid has struggled, managing just119 runs from four innings.
- Bangladesh's star batsman in recent times has been Shahriar Nafees. He has played 16 games this season, scoring 708 runs at an impressive average of 54.46 with three centuries, of which two of them were back to back.
- Habibul Bashar, the Bangladesh captain, has scored 2020 ODI runs, but he has yet to score a run in World Cup matches. He played two games in 2003 - against Canada and New Zealand - and got ducks in both.
- Bangladesh's spinners have been their main strength, but India have handled them pretty well - Mohammad Rafique, their most experienced spinner, has taken 12 wickets in 11 games at an average of 37 and an economy rate of 4.72.
- Spin is usually India's strength, but it hasn't been such a weapon against Bangladesh. Harbhajan Singh has struggled against them, taking just three wickets in five matches at an average of 50.33. Zaheer khan and Ajit Agarkar have done much better, averaging 12.42 and 15.37.
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March 17, 2007, 06:17 AM
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Indian players are in good form so i think india will win the match.
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