India vs Bangladesh Checks: It is one-sided on paper, however what does the shape information say | Cricket Information

NEW DELHI: India batting legend Rahil Dravid‘s final instruction as head coach to modern-day nice Virat Kohli was to finish his trophy cupboard. In his final dressing room speak, Dravid informed Kohli, “one purple to go, tick it.” Dravid was speaking concerning the World Take a look at Championship (WTC), a trophy nonetheless left to be conquered for India’s run-machine Kohli. That is true for Workforce India too – like Kohli it has received all of the ICC trophies besides WTC.
The WTC is comparatively a brand new ICC event, and is in its third cycle. The event was launched to boost Take a look at cricket, and it has to some extent. India have performed each the finals earlier than this cycle, making them one of the vital profitable groups within the event’s historical past. India misplaced the inaugural version remaining to New Zealand in 2021, and the final summit conflict to Australia in 2023.
India are once more favorites to make it a hat-trick of finals. However this time they wish to full their trophy cupboards too like their star batter, Virat Kohli.
After breaking the ICC trophy drought with their second T20 World Cup title this yr, India now goal to deliver the WTC title house.

They now start their remaining stretch of the ‘Street to Lord’s’, the ultimate is scheduled on the iconic venue in June subsequent yr, with the two-match Take a look at sequence in opposition to a buoyant Bangladesh. The guests are on a excessive after their historic sequence win over Pakistan, their first in opposition to their Asian rivals.
India have by no means misplaced a Take a look at match in opposition to Bangladesh, and the World No.2 are once more favourites in opposition to the ninth ranked neighbours. However within the WTC standings the hole isn’t as massive because the Take a look at rankings. India are on high, and Bangladesh are within the fourth spot, with the highest two groups scheduled to play the one-off remaining at Lord’s subsequent yr.

Historic Take a look at information for India and Bangladesh
India have extra win share than loss in opposition to 5 of the Take a look at enjoying groups out of ten opponents they’ve performed within the longest-format of the sport. However they’ve been most dominant in opposition to Bangladesh, aside from Afghanistan in opposition to whom they’ve performed only one match and received it. India have received 11 of the 13 matches in opposition to Bangladesh, with the remaining two matches ending in attracts.
And for Bangladesh too, the Indian crew is among the solely two groups they have not registered a win in Checks, with the opposite being South Africa. Pakistan had been the third earlier than their latest tour, the place they registered a historic 2-0 sweep in Pakistan.
Bangladesh are excessive on confidence after their historic sequence win over Pakistan and it’ll positively give them confidence in opposition to India.

What does the WTC kind information say…
Bangladesh: Six matches – three wins – three defeats – 45.83 share factors
Bangladesh, as talked about, are coming off a historic sequence sweep in opposition to Pakistan, which propelled them to fourth within the WTC standings. They’ve 45.83 share factors, and are very a lot within the rivalry for the finals, although the route is hard for them.
On this WTC cycle, Bangladesh began with a two-match house sequence in opposition to New Zealand in November final yr. They started with a bang, defeating the previous WTC champions by 150 runs within the first match. However they misplaced out on a chance to win the sequence and suffered a four-wicket defeat within the second match. Their subsequent house sequence in opposition to Sri Lanka didn’t pan out as desired, they usually had been comprehensively overwhelmed by the guests in each the matches.
However Bangladesh stored themselves alive within the WTC remaining race with the now well-known 2-0 sweep in opposition to Pakistan away from house. They defeated Pakistan by 10 wickets and 6 wickets in Rawalpindi. However they’ve a troublesome job in hand in opposition to the Indian facet who haven’t misplaced a Take a look at sequence at house for greater than a decade.

India: 9 matches – six wins – two defeats – one draw – 68.52 share factors
After shedding the second consecutive WTC finals in opposition to Australia in June final yr, India started the present cycle in earnest. They toured West Indies in July 2023 itself, to play two-match sequence. India began with an innings win in opposition to the Windies within the first Take a look at, earlier than drawing the second match. It was the one drawn Take a look at up to now for India on this cycle.
India visited South Africa subsequent, in 2023 yr finish for his or her subsequent task. They suffered an innings defeat within the Boxing Day Take a look at in opposition to the Proteas, however bounced again to win the second by seven wickets to degree the sequence 1-1. A reasonably good outcome for India, holding in thoughts their observe file in South Africa.
India then hosted England for a five-Take a look at sequence. The hosts misplaced the primary Take a look at narrowly by 28 runs, nevertheless it turned out to be the much-needed wakeup name for them. India bounced again to win the following 4 matches to not solely clinch the sequence 4-1 however to firmly put themselves on observe to their third successive WTC finals.
What can we count on from the groups
Bangladesh are coming off a morale boosting sequence win final month, which implies they’re in good red-ball kind, and their gamers are within the much-needed mind set for the grinds of a five-day contest.
Whereas, India haven’t performed Take a look at cricket for greater than six months, with their final red-ball contest approach again in February in opposition to England. Their gamers are largely within the white-ball mindset, and even there their final worldwide outings had been a 0-2 defeat in opposition to Sri Lanka in three-match ODI sequence.
To make the squad red-ball prepared, many of the crew members participated within the home Duleep Trophy sport, aside from the senior most members of the crew. Will it make them prepared for the five-day grind, solely time will inform because the Bangladesh sequence kicks off on Thursday, nineteenth September.

Few India vs Bangladesh Checks stats forward of the sequence:
High Indian run-getters in opposition to Bangladesh

High Bangladesh run-getters in opposition to India

High Indian wicket-takers in opposition to Bangladesh

High Bangladesh wicket-takers in opposition to India