Bangladesh set for India’s spin-test in Dubai

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Bangladesh set for India’s spin-test in Dubai

Big image: Those boring center overs

It can really feel like the center part of an ODI do not matter all that a lot. Mahela Jayawardene got here in to bat at precisely this level in the ultimate of an ODI World Cup and made 100. But that’s not that match, and even he, is remembered for. Often sufficient, the overs between 11 and 40 are just like the undesirable filling in a sandwich that may’ve in any other case been scrumptious, as a result of there’s at all times anticipation firstly of each innings and intrigue to see the way it involves an in depth.

India – particularly this 15-member squad – are in Dubai to problem this notion. In their most up-to-date ODI sequence, they confirmed that their batters may rating fast runs with out inviting undue threat and their bowlers confirmed that they might provoke a mistake, over and time and again. It wasn’t only a dry run for how they hope to win this Champions Trophy. It was a dry run for find out how to win with out their greatest participant. Jasprit Bumrah, whose abilities render him able to shaping each part of the sport, appear to truly come at a value and his physique is presently paying it.

Bangladesh are, doubtlessly, higher positioned to deal with a trial by spin than England have been. Most of their batters are popping out of a high-scoring BPL season, which can be an indication that the gamers’ issues about pitches at dwelling being too spin-friendly and never doing sufficient to arrange them for flatter situations overseas have been taken on board. Potentially following on from that, it is allowed the event of other forms of bowlers, resulting in a extra rounded assault that’s not reliant on individuals taking tempo off the ball.

The solely hitch is that Bangladesh performed their final ODI in December 2024, which was a part of a sequence they misplaced 3-0 to West Indies, a group that did not make the cut-off for this Champions Trophy. And, the final time they confronted India, they gave up 285 runs in 34.4 overs in a Test match and 297 runs in means lower than that in a T20I.

Recent kind

India: WWWLL(final 5 accomplished matches, most up-to-date first)
Bangladesh: LLLLW

As he hooked Mark Wood in the air and watched the ball sail into the group, Shreyas Iyer took a second to punch the air with each fists. He wasn’t celebrating a private landmark or his group’s victory. In some methods, the second was a little bit extra valuable than that. Early on in his profession, Iyer was marked as a participant who was uncomfortable in opposition to the brief ball at excessive tempo. That one was coming for his head at 145 kph and he hit it properly sufficient to get six runs. He will see it as vindication. Others will see it as development which works in his favour too.

It was in Pakistan that Nahid Rana actually showcased simply what he was able to and whereas he will not be kicking off his Champions Trophy on these shores, he’ll nonetheless take coronary heart from the sort of chaos he was capable of encourage off of two lifeless Rawalpindi pitches simply three months in the past. The journey to India that adopted wasn’t nice for him, however now he has one other likelihood and the payoff this time is even larger. Bangladesh have by no means had the sort of firepower he brings to the pitch and they are going to be desirous to make full use of it.

Team information: Plenty of tempo for Bangladesh

There was some concern round Rishabh Pant after he was hit in the knee at coaching, however he does not make India’s strongest ODI XI with KL Rahul the popular wicketkeeper batter. Mohammed Shami has labored his means again as much as health, though his tempo appears a bit off from its standard peaks. Arshdeep Singh will possible take the second seamer’s spot forward of Harshit Rana.

India (possible): 1 Rohit Sharma (capt), 2 Shubman Gill, 3 Virat Kohli, 4 Shreyas Iyer, 5 KL Rahul (wk), 6 Hardik Pandya, 7 Ravindra Jadeja, 8 Axar Patel, 9 Kuldeep Yadav, 10 Mohammed Shami, 11 Arshdeep Singh

Just a few acquainted faces aren’t a part of this Bangladesh squad, notably Shakib Al Hasan and Litton Das. But different previous professionals like Mushfiqur Rahim and Mahmudullah stay essential to the trigger. Tanzid Hasan on the prime of the order has good current kind to hold him, having completed the second-highest scorer on the BPL.

Bangladesh (possible): 1 Tanzid Hasan, 2 Soumya Sarkar, 3 Najmul Hossain Shanto (capt), 4 Towhid Hridoy, 5 Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), 6 Mahmudullah, 7 Mehidy Hasan Miraz, 8 Rishad Hossain, 9 Taskin Ahmed, 10 Nahid Rana, 11 Mustafizur Rahman

Pitch and situations: Something in it for the bowlers

Dubai, which is able to host all of India’s matches in the Champions Trophy, shouldn’t be an everyday venue for ODI cricket between top-tier groups. Even in any other case, the final 50-over sport right here passed off in March 2024, between Scotland and Canada. There have solely been 4 totals of 300 or extra in 58 matches held there. The climate is set honest and each groups predict a pitch on the marginally drier aspect of the spectrum.

Stats and trivia: Mehidy and Kuldeep convey enormous worth

Since his debut in June 2017, Kuldeep Yadav has been probably the most potent bowler in the center overs of ODI cricket with139 wickets at a median of 27.8 and an economic system fee of 4.88
In 12 ODIs because the finish of the final ODI World Cup, Bangladesh have maintained a scoring fee of 4.93 by the center overs, the bottom among the many groups competing in the Champions Trophy.
Since March 2022, amongst 56 batters to attain 1000 runs or extra, Shubman Gill has the very best common – 63.4.
Bangladesh are with out Shakib at a serious match for the primary time since 2004. Mehidy Hasan Miraz must shoulder that burden and he is executed so earlier than, most famously when he rescued his group from 69 for 6 to win the sequence in opposition to India in 2022
Both India and Bangladesh final performed an ODI in Dubai in 2018

Quotes

“He doesn’t bowl too many variations to us in the nets. He bowls just one type of delivery. Maybe, he doesn’t want to show his variations to us, even. But that is a good thing. He has got certain weapons which he wants to just put out there when it actually matters. I am more than happy if he wants to do that.”
Rohit Sharma on Varun Chakravarthy

“I think we always struggle with our seam attack, but last couple of years we have got some quality fast bowlers. We have some fast bowlers, but now we have got Nahid Rana, Taskin the way they are bowling. I think it helps a lot. As a captain, we love to see bowling fast and bowl for the team.”
Najmul Hossain Shanto is pleased with Bangladesh’s quick bowling assault at his disposal

Alagappan Muthu is a sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo

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