Bangladesh will lock horns against India in the first ODI at Mirpur on Sunday. It will be an ideal preparation for both of these teams for the next year’s World Cup as they will be playing in the subcontinent conditions. India recently lost the series against New Zealand and they would want to make a solid comeback.
The big players will return to the squad for India and they will look to hit the ground running. Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, and KL Rahul will play a key role and it is imperative that they find their groove.
Furthermore, the team management would want to lay down the road map for the next year’s World Cup and give opportunities to the players, who are in the reckoning.
On the other hand, Bangladesh would want to make the most of its own conditions against a potent Indian team. However, the Tigers will miss the services of experienced batter Tamim Iqbal, who has been ruled out of the first game.
India would want to adopt an aggressive approach in the PowerPlay overs despite the fact that ODI cricket gives more breathing space to the batters. It will be interesting to note which players will get more backing from the team’s management.
Match Prediction: India will start as favorites against Bangladesh as they have a more balanced team.
Indian Squad for Bangladesh ODIs: Rohit Sharma (C), KL Rahul (VC), Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Shreyas Iyer, Rahul Tripathi, Rishabh Pant (WK), Ishan Kishan (WK), Shahbaz Ahmed, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Mohd. Shami, Mohd. Siraj, Deepak Chahar, Kuldeep Sen.
Bangladesh squad: Tamim Iqbal (c), Najmul Hossain Shanto, Yasir Ali, Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudullah, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Afif Hossain Dhrubo, Ebadot Hossain, Anamul Haque, Liton Das, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Nurul Hasan, Hasan Mahmud, Mustafizur Rahman, Nasum Ahmed, and Taskin Ahmed.
