IND vs BAN: Bangladesh are high on energy after having registered a historic 2-0 win over Pakistan in a bilateral Test series. The Bangla Tigers are pumped up for the India series after having clean swept against an opponent they had never beaten before even once in the longest format.
Even though India challenge would be tougher, a 150-kmph express pace bowler from the Bangladesh side has issued a stern warning to Rohit Sharma & Co. The speedster happens to be Nahid Rana who believes they will have an equal chance of winning the Test series the first match of which begin in Chennai on September 19.
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“Obviously we are well prepared for India series. We have started training. The more we are prepared the better we will be in execution during the matches,” Rana said in a video shared by Bangladesh Cricket on X (formerly Twitter).
“India are a good team but the team that plays better cricket will win. We will see when we go there,” he added.
Pacer Nahid Rana reflects on the historic win against Pakistan and looks ahead to the upcoming challenge in the India series.#BCB #Cricket #BDCricket #Bangladesh #INDvsBAN pic.twitter.com/QEydoWkcjL
— Bangladesh Cricket (@BCBtigers) September 10, 2024
India Boast Of A Much-Superior Record Against Bangladesh
As far as the overall head-to-head record is concerned, Bangladesh are nowhere near India in Tests. In fact, the Bangla Tigers are yet to win a Test match against India. The teams have played 13 Test matches in which India have come out on top on a record 11 occasions. Two test matches have ended without a result.
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Having said that the spirited Bangladesh side have the resources in their team to pose a challenge to India. Will they though be able to play good cricket session after session for five days? That might decide how competitve this series will be.
