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.