Bangladesh Will Gain Experience From The One-Off Test Against India: Ravi Shastri

Jan 31, 2019 at 11:52 AM

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Bangladesh Will Gain Experience From The One-Off Test Against India: Ravi Shastri

Former India skipper Ravi Shastri has said Bangladesh will gain a lot of experience during the one-off Test against India.

Bangladesh have made some notable progress in the limited-overs cricket in the last few years but Shastri said playing a Test match against the world number one team will be a different ball game altogether. Mushfiqur Rahim’s men have arrived in India after suffering a 2-0 whitewash in the Test series against New Zealand and face an imposing task against Virat Kohli’s in-form men.

“They [Bangladesh] have made rapid strides in the shorter formats of the game. But Test is Test and I’m sure this will be a test for them. India won’t take them lightly and they will put their best foot forward. The way India has been playing in the last couple of years, they will not take any prisoners,”  said Shastri on the sidelines of a promotional event in Bengaluru on Tuesday (February 7).

“Experience. That’s what Bangladesh will gain (from this). That’s what they lack. They are very good in the one day game because the attention span is not that long and you don’t have to concentrate for that long. What they lack in Test is they have the skill to be very good in a session or two but not over two or three days for them to win or dominate the Test. That will be their test. There is no doubting their talent or passion for the game,” he added.

The former India director also predicted the upcoming four-match Test series between India and Australia will be a good series. India are oozing with confidence after blanking New Zealand and England 3-0 and 4-0 respectively in the Test series last year and Shastri insisted Steven Smith’s men would have to be at their best to avoid a similar fate.

“It will be a good series. They will be little more aggressive than England. But India in India, we know how good they are. If the ball turns, which I see doing in quite a few venues, then Australia will have to bring their ‘A’ game otherwise they will be no different from England,” he said.

Meanwhile, he urged patience with inconsistent opener KL Rahul. The Karnataka opener was looking destined to cement his spot in the team after some impressive performances last term but some poor displays with the bat along with injuries has cast dark clouds over his place in the playing eleven.

“You have to be patient with him. He’s got something special. He is a serious talent. You need to give him time. I think Rahul has to understand his own game, which he is doing now. It’s when he tries to be somebody else when the problem starts. If he understands his game and plays to his strengths, which I see happening very soon, he’s got tremendous potential,” Shastri said.

Shastri also had a word of advise for Karun Nair who scored a triple century against England in December last year.

“No one expected (him scoring over 300 on his Test debut). How many 300s have we got? Even the great man hasn’t got one. It’s only Viru (Virender Sehwag) who has two. No other Indian has one. So to say we are not surprised would be a lie. We were surprised, but pleasantly so, in the way he swept England out of Chepauk. You can’t have a better start than that. He’s got a headstart and its up to him to take it from there,” Shastri concluded.

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