India vs Bangladesh Test: On paper it’s a one-sided affair, but what does the form guide say | Cricket News

New Delhi: India’s greatest batsman rahil dravidHis final lesson as the head coach of a modern-day great Virat Kohli Had to complete his trophy cabinet. In his last conversation in the dressing room, Dravid told Kohli, “There is one red ball left, tick it.” Dravid was talking about this World Test Championship (WTC), a trophy that India’s run-machine Kohli is yet to win. This is true for Team India as well – like Kohli, it has won all ICC trophies except the WTC.
WTC is a relatively new ICC tournament, and it is in its third cycle. This tournament was introduced to make it interesting Test cricketAnd that has happened to some extent. India have played both the finals before this cycle, making them one of the most successful teams in the tournament’s history. India lost the final of the inaugural edition to New Zealand in 2021, and the last summit clash to Australia in 2023.
India are again favourites to make it a hat-trick of finals. But this time they would like to complete their trophy count just like their star batsman Virat Kohli.
After breaking their ICC trophy drought by winning their second T20 World Cup title this year, India now aim to bring home the WTC title.

They will now embark on their final leg of the ‘Road to Lord’, the final scheduled to be held at the iconic venue in June next year, with a two-match Test series against Bangladesh. The visitors are buoyed after a historic series win over Pakistan, their first against their Asian rivals.
India have never lost a Test match against Bangladesh, and the world’s number two team is again the favorite against the ninth-ranked neighbour. But in the World Test Championship standings, The gap is not as big as the Test rankings. India are top, and Bangladesh are fourth, with the top two teams playing the one-off final at Lord’s next year.

Historical Test records of India and Bangladesh
India have a higher percentage of wins than losses against five of the ten Test-playing teams. But they have been most impressive against Bangladesh, with the exception of Afghanistan, against whom they have played only one match and won that. India have won 11 out of 13 matches against Bangladesh, while the other two were draws.
And also for Bangladesh, the Indian team is one of the two teams that have not registered a win in Tests, the other being South Africa. Pakistan were third before their recent tour, where they registered a historic 2-0 win in Pakistan.
Bangladesh are high on confidence after their historic series win over Pakistan and this will certainly boost their confidence against India as well.

What does the WTC Form Guide say?
Bangladesh: 6 matches – 3 wins – 3 losses – 45.83 percentage points
As mentioned, Bangladesh are coming after a historic series win against Pakistan, which propelled them to fourth place in the WTC standings. They have 45.83 percent points, and are firm contenders for the final, although the road ahead is tough for them.
In this WTC cycle, Bangladesh began with a two-match home series against New Zealand in November last year. They started with a bang by defeating the former WTC champions by 150 runs in the first match. But they missed the chance to win the series and suffered a four-wicket defeat in the second match. Their next home series against Sri Lanka did not go as expected and they were badly beaten by the visiting team in both the matches.
But Bangladesh have kept themselves alive in the race for the WTC final by beating Pakistan 2-0 away from home. They beat Pakistan by 10 wickets and six wickets in Rawalpindi. But they will face a tough challenge against an Indian team that has not lost a Test series at home for more than a decade.

India: 9 matches – 6 wins – 2 losses – 1 draw – 68.52 percentage points
After losing their second consecutive WTC final against Australia in June last year, India started the current cycle in earnest. They will tour the West Indies to play a two-match series in July 2023 itself. India started with an innings win against the Windies in the first Test, while the second match ended in a draw. This was the only drawn Test for India so far in this cycle.
India next tour South Africa in late 2023. They lost the Boxing Day Test by an innings against the Proteas but won the second Test by seven wickets to level the series 1-1. This is a pretty good result for India considering their track record in South Africa.
India then played a five-Test series with England. The hosts lost the first Test by 28 runs, but it proved to be a much-needed warning. India won the next four matches to not only win the series 4-1 but also put themselves firmly on their way to their third consecutive WTC final.
What can we expect from the teams?
Bangladesh won a morale-boosting series last month, meaning they are in good red-ball form, and their players are in the mental frame needed for the five-day contest.
While, India haven’t played Test cricket for over six months, they last played a red-ball Test against England in February. Their players are mostly in a white-ball mindset, and even their last international match was a 0-2 loss to Sri Lanka in the three-match ODI series.
To prepare the team for the red ball, most of the squad members participated in domestic cricket. Duleep Trophy Barring the most senior members of the team, attention should be paid to all aspects of the game. Will this prepare them for five days of hard work, only time will tell, as the series with Bangladesh begins on Thursday, September 19.

Some? india vs bangladesh Test stats before the series:
Highest run scorer in India against Bangladesh

Bangladeshi batsman who scored the most runs against India

Indian bowler with most wickets against Bangladesh

Bangladeshi bowler with most wickets against India