New Delhi: India has dominated the Test rivalry against Bangladesh, winning 11 of the 13 matches and drawing two. Bangladesh has struggled to cope with India’s strong batting order and bowling attack.
Indian batsmen such as Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag and Rahul Dravid have often proved too strong against the Bangladeshi attack.
While India has overwhelmingly dominated the rivalry, Bangladesh’s improvement over the last decade has added more competition to their encounters. Shakib Al HasanMushfiqur Rahim and Tamim Iqbal have made significant contributions for Bangladesh and their presence has made these contests more interesting.
Bangladesh’s morale will be high after the Test series win against Pakistan, but former Indian cricketer mohammad kaif He believes that the visiting team does not have the ability to surprise the host team.
Kaif, who played 13 Tests and 125 ODIs for India, said in an exclusive interview with TimesofIndia.com that the hosts are very strong in home conditions and it would be very difficult for Bangladesh to spring a surprise.
Speaking about Bangladesh’s Test series win in Pakistan and their chances in India, Kaif said, “India is very strong. Pakistan is a strong team anyway. Bangladesh played very well in Pakistan, no doubt about that, but Bangladesh also know that they will have to work very hard to surprise India.”
“The last time India toured Bangladesh, they lost the ODI series and Shreyas Iyer and Axar Patel batted well to save the Test but a few players were missing at that time and it will be difficult to beat India with the SG ball in home conditions,” Kaif said.
India last played their Test series at home earlier this year, when they beat England 4-1 in February.
Citing the example of England Cricket Kaif said, “The Indian team, which came to India on the strength of ‘buzzball’, and also won the first Test and was thinking of winning the series in India, could not even do that. When a team like England loses the series so easily, it proves that this Indian team is very balanced.”
Turning tracks have always been a centre of attraction in Test cricket in India and this time both the teams have excellent spinners.
Talking about the pitches for both the Test matches in Chennai and Kanpur, Kaif said, “Both the Test matches will be played on low-bounce black soil pitches in Chennai and Kanpur.”
speed leader Jasprit Bumrah He is in good form, but the combination will depend on the balance between fast bowlers and spinners in the team, with the workload management of the fast bowlers in mind.
Talking about the team combination, Kaif said, “India will definitely play with three spinners.” ravichandran ashwin, ravindra jadeja And two fast bowlers in the form of Kuldeep Yadav and Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj. Kuldeep Yadav might play ahead of Axar Patel, it is a tough decision but Kuldeep is a really wicket-taking bowler and his form has been very good recently.”
If the Indian think tank prepares a turning track, it may backfire as Bangladesh also has excellent spinners like Shakib Al Hasan, Mehdi Hasan Miraz and Taijul Islam. Kaif said, “Last time when India came to England, then coach Rahul Dravid had set an example that we will have tracks conducive to the game, not tracks on which Test matches end in one and a half days, which will also be liked by the spectators, which will have enough strength for the batsmen to score centuries and for the bowlers to take 5 wickets. When Ravi Shastri was the coach and Virat Kohli He was the captain and South Africa played a test match in Mohali, the match ended in 2-3 days. But Rahul Dravid and Rohit Sharma He said, “I like good tracks, which are good for batting at the start and also have something for spinners, like a proper Test pitch. Against England, India played on good tracks and it is good for the game and the fans, so good cricket will continue. Even Ajaz Patel took 10 wickets against India on a turning track. So Dravid and Rohit have learned that we have a strong team, so we will not play without preparation or on a turning pitch, so that the opposition batting collapses.”
This will be the first Test match for the head coach of Team India gautam gambhir Who replaced Dravid.
Kaif further said, “Gautam Gambhir will completely listen to Rohit Sharma’s advice as this will be his first Test series. So we have quality bowlers and quality batsmen. Bangladesh will have to work very hard and it is not easy to beat India in India.”
On the recent ODI series defeat against Sri Lanka, Kaif said, “In white ball cricket, you don’t get time to make a comeback and even weak teams can beat strong teams. But in Test matches, you get two innings, so it is rare to get any surprise in Tests. There can often be upsets in white ball cricket, but this Indian Test team has very mature players. A player like Dhruv Jurel will have to sit out. That’s why this Indian team is very good, even better than England. Rishabh Pant is back, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are also there. This is the best Indian team and Gambhir would like the momentum that has been built here to remain the same as in Australia. This will be the team’s goal in Australia as well. Mohammad Shami may come to Australia in place of the spinner, but there will not be many changes. The game time for Australia starts with the Bangladesh series and the players should have the confidence to play on the field by the time they reach Australia.”
The first Test match against Bangladesh will start in Chennai from Thursday and the second Test match will be played in Kanpur from September 27.
Indian batsmen such as Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag and Rahul Dravid have often proved too strong against the Bangladeshi attack.
While India has overwhelmingly dominated the rivalry, Bangladesh’s improvement over the last decade has added more competition to their encounters. Shakib Al HasanMushfiqur Rahim and Tamim Iqbal have made significant contributions for Bangladesh and their presence has made these contests more interesting.
Bangladesh’s morale will be high after the Test series win against Pakistan, but former Indian cricketer mohammad kaif He believes that the visiting team does not have the ability to surprise the host team.
Kaif, who played 13 Tests and 125 ODIs for India, said in an exclusive interview with TimesofIndia.com that the hosts are very strong in home conditions and it would be very difficult for Bangladesh to spring a surprise.
Speaking about Bangladesh’s Test series win in Pakistan and their chances in India, Kaif said, “India is very strong. Pakistan is a strong team anyway. Bangladesh played very well in Pakistan, no doubt about that, but Bangladesh also know that they will have to work very hard to surprise India.”
“The last time India toured Bangladesh, they lost the ODI series and Shreyas Iyer and Axar Patel batted well to save the Test but a few players were missing at that time and it will be difficult to beat India with the SG ball in home conditions,” Kaif said.
India last played their Test series at home earlier this year, when they beat England 4-1 in February.
Citing the example of England Cricket Kaif said, “The Indian team, which came to India on the strength of ‘buzzball’, and also won the first Test and was thinking of winning the series in India, could not even do that. When a team like England loses the series so easily, it proves that this Indian team is very balanced.”
Turning tracks have always been a centre of attraction in Test cricket in India and this time both the teams have excellent spinners.
Talking about the pitches for both the Test matches in Chennai and Kanpur, Kaif said, “Both the Test matches will be played on low-bounce black soil pitches in Chennai and Kanpur.”
speed leader Jasprit Bumrah He is in good form, but the combination will depend on the balance between fast bowlers and spinners in the team, with the workload management of the fast bowlers in mind.
Talking about the team combination, Kaif said, “India will definitely play with three spinners.” ravichandran ashwin, ravindra jadeja And two fast bowlers in the form of Kuldeep Yadav and Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj. Kuldeep Yadav might play ahead of Axar Patel, it is a tough decision but Kuldeep is a really wicket-taking bowler and his form has been very good recently.”
If the Indian think tank prepares a turning track, it may backfire as Bangladesh also has excellent spinners like Shakib Al Hasan, Mehdi Hasan Miraz and Taijul Islam. Kaif said, “Last time when India came to England, then coach Rahul Dravid had set an example that we will have tracks conducive to the game, not tracks on which Test matches end in one and a half days, which will also be liked by the spectators, which will have enough strength for the batsmen to score centuries and for the bowlers to take 5 wickets. When Ravi Shastri was the coach and Virat Kohli He was the captain and South Africa played a test match in Mohali, the match ended in 2-3 days. But Rahul Dravid and Rohit Sharma He said, “I like good tracks, which are good for batting at the start and also have something for spinners, like a proper Test pitch. Against England, India played on good tracks and it is good for the game and the fans, so good cricket will continue. Even Ajaz Patel took 10 wickets against India on a turning track. So Dravid and Rohit have learned that we have a strong team, so we will not play without preparation or on a turning pitch, so that the opposition batting collapses.”
This will be the first Test match for the head coach of Team India gautam gambhir Who replaced Dravid.
Kaif further said, “Gautam Gambhir will completely listen to Rohit Sharma’s advice as this will be his first Test series. So we have quality bowlers and quality batsmen. Bangladesh will have to work very hard and it is not easy to beat India in India.”
On the recent ODI series defeat against Sri Lanka, Kaif said, “In white ball cricket, you don’t get time to make a comeback and even weak teams can beat strong teams. But in Test matches, you get two innings, so it is rare to get any surprise in Tests. There can often be upsets in white ball cricket, but this Indian Test team has very mature players. A player like Dhruv Jurel will have to sit out. That’s why this Indian team is very good, even better than England. Rishabh Pant is back, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are also there. This is the best Indian team and Gambhir would like the momentum that has been built here to remain the same as in Australia. This will be the team’s goal in Australia as well. Mohammad Shami may come to Australia in place of the spinner, but there will not be many changes. The game time for Australia starts with the Bangladesh series and the players should have the confidence to play on the field by the time they reach Australia.”
The first Test match against Bangladesh will start in Chennai from Thursday and the second Test match will be played in Kanpur from September 27.
