2017 ICC Champions Trophy: India v Bangladesh Warm-Up Game – Five Tactics India Can Try

Nov 2, 2023 at 3:51 PM

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2017 ICC Champions Trophy: India v Bangladesh Warm-Up Game – Five Tactics India Can Try

After a satisfactory all-round performance against Kane Williamson-led side New Zealand at the Kennington Oval in London, Virat Kohli must be delighted to face Mashrafe Bin Mortaza-led in their final warm-up game on Tuesday, as Bangladesh is considered a minnow.

Brimming with confidence, Men in Blue has won their first of two-match warm-up game by 45 runs, on the basis of Duckwork-Levis Method on Sunday night after rain interrupted the play.

Earlier, batting first, Kiwis were bundled out for 189 in 38.4 overs as India were 129 for 3 in 26 overs when rain stopped the play. Virat Kohli, who was given a couple of chances by Kiwis, went on to score 52 off 55 balls, in a bid to return to the form after having a lean patch in the recently concluded Indian Premier League season 10.

On the other side, coming at number five position, wicket-keeper batsman Mahendra Singh Dhoni scored 21-ball 17 which included two fours and a six.

The convincing performance from the Virat Kohli-led team has not only impressed their fans in the United Kingdom but has sent an open warning to the other seven competitive team which are scheduled to wrestle from June 1 for the coveted trophy.

The seam bowlers did well as Mohammed Shami and Bhuvneshwar Kumar bagged three wickets each by bowling at the right areas which further made things harder for the Black Caps batsman. The left-arm orthodox spinner Ravindra Jadeja, who has been a revelation, has once again delivered goods as he picked two wickets in quick succession.

Ace off-spinner Ashwin, who was making a sort of comeback to cricket in particular after nursing sports hernia, claimed a wicket alongside Umesh Yadav, who is known for his athleticism as key players have performed remarkably well before left-handed batsman Shikhar Dhawan did well with the bat on a placid surface like The Oval.

However, all-rounder Hardik Pandya, top-order batsman Ajinkya Rahane and wicket-keeper batsmen didn’t come well in the fixture as they are known to deliver the punch above their weight.

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Sportzwiki believes the following pointers must be addressed to come good in the tournament as defending champions are touted as one of the red-hot favourites, in this multilateral event, in the United Kingdom.

Win Toss And Opt To Bat:

The pre-tournament fixtures are sometimes considered as tricky which not only provide the opposition with a chance to look at the loopholes, but they are further looking to put brakes on their strength respectively.

However, the defending champions have covered all its bases well, we can expect them to score freely against resurgent Bangladesh, who are capable of achieving anything on their given day considering the fact they have nothing to lose in their trail game.

As bowlers have had done their half-of-the-job, Virat Kohli-led side is expected to bat first in order to give enough practice to their batters in nutshell for the mega tournament which would further grab millions of eyeballs across the cricketing globe.

While playing at the same ground against New Zealand, India had a fairly made use of their chances in order to acclimatise to the conditions at The Oval where an inaugural game is also scheduled between the hosts England and Bangladesh on June 1.

India has to put a 300-plus on the board as the surface is a placid one which would further Test the Tigers bowlers against quality batting line-up, who are very fresh to the conditions except for their senior campaigners in the middle.

Send Mahendra Singh Dhoni Up The Order:

The wicket-keeper batsman Mahendra Singh Dhoni should be given a chance to come up-the-order – to play with the free mind and prepare himself well for the all-important Group B fixtures.

An astute learner of the game, Dhoni is expected to play the crucial role in the forthcoming matches as India will play two of its matches at The Oval after taking on arch-rivals Pakistan on June 4 at the Edgbaston in Birmingham which is more sort of a blockbuster game.

The swashbuckling batsman Dhoni has to be given a leeway while shuffling the batting order in a trial game, to set the tune for the mega event, who is further capable enough to chase down the tricky targets as well.

The quick runner between the wickets will also play a vital role to anchor the innings, in the middle overs while ticking the scoreboard by collecting singles and doubles.

Coming to the point to focus on, the hard-hitting sensation Dhoni will play a significant role as it’s expected that the pitches could favour batsmen in the 18-day tournament.

Appearance Of Rohit Sharma And Yuvraj Singh:

After missing out on the first warm-up match Yuvraj Singh and Rohit Sharma should be given quality practice in order to boost the batting line-up which has been bolstered with the likes of Virat Kohli, Shikhar Dhawan, Kedhar Jadhav and Ajinkya Rahane too.

The left-handed batsman and a part-time spinner, Yuvraj was down with viral fever and is recuperating well according to the fresh reports, whereas top-order batsman Rohit Sharma has joined the team on Sunday after taking a leave from Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), owing to personal commitments back home.

As Rohit Sharma is able enough to provide a cushion for the middle-order batsman, Yuvraj can strike the ball neat and clean to make most out of the middle overs during the crucial junctures of the game.

It would be interesting to see how both stalwarts of the gentleman’s game will fare against Bangladesh, who has availed the services of young pace sensation Mustafizur Rahman.

Tap The Tigers’ Aggression:

As Bangladesh has availed the services of the left-handed batsman and senior campaigner Tamim Iqbal, who smashed a century against Pakistan in their first warm-up match in Birmingham should be contained while making use of a spinner right away as he is capable of registering quick runs – to pile up miseries on his opposition.

However, Team India can boast about the bowling line-up which further saw seamer Mohammed Shami contributing in its warm-up fixture, who is further expected to reap benefits for India in English conditions.

The Men in Blue has best in business seamers, who could tackle Iqbal considering the fact that he is a fluent stroke-maker and likes to go over the top early on.

Coming to the conclusion, the other two left-handers with the likes of Imrul Kayes, who batted well against Pakistan is expected to spend his time on the crease as Soumya Sarkar is also listed in the top-order.

On the bowling front, Bangladesh has the list of four genuine fast bowlers; Mustafizur Rahman, Rubel Hossain, Shafiul Islam and Taskin Ahmed followed by experienced all-rounders Mahmudullah Riyad, Shakib Al Hasan and skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza himself as Sabbir Rahman is seen as the main potent with the bat in middle order.

Blend Of Fast and Slow Bowling:

The way Kohli used his bowlers was exceptional to see and he would have had a definite talk with gloveman and former skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni over the process which is equally good for an aggressive skipper, who leads a competitive unit for the first time at the ICC’s mega event.

Kohli made use of seven bowlers which further saw Mohammed Shami sending down a maximum of eight overs and Jasprit Bumrah, Ravindra Jadeja and Umesh Yadav bowling four overs each.

It has further shown how the varieties have been judiciously used by Kohli which would become further interesting in the eight-team event when he would have limited resources available to make use of.

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