with t20 World There was very little focus on ODI cricket in the cup to be held in 2021 and 2022. But now with the 2023 ODI World Cup less than 12 months away, the format has suddenly gained high importance in the eyes of teams and fans alike.
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After a young team went to New Zealand and lost the only ODI of the series after the next two matches were affected by rain, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and KL Rahul are back as India rise to challenge Bangladesh in the series opener. preparing himself for. Sher-e-Bangla National on Sunday Cricket Stadium (SBNCS) in Mirpur, Dhaka.
The ODI against Bangladesh will also mark the re-unification of Rohit, Shikhar Dhawan and Kohli as the top three. Since the 2019 World Cup, the trio have played just 12 ODIs together.
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It remains to be seen whether the opening pair of Rohit and Dhawan will be able to give India an aggressive start in the first ten overs and whether Kohli can carry his excellent form in T20s to a format where he can chase down targets. Have been expert.
The focus will also be on India’s middle order, especially who will bat at number four, five and six. Rahul had established himself in the middle order through stellar performances, and Shreyas Iyer has been consistently impressive in whatever opportunities he has been given in the absence of star-studded players in the format.
Rishabh Pant provides a left-handed option in the middle order, but even his ardent fans would agree that he needs to score big runs against Bangladesh to keep himself in the count, especially against Ishan Kishan and Sanju Samson (who not part of this series).
In terms of bowlers, Axar Patel and Washington Sundar are favorites for the spin combination. As far as pace bowling is concerned, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Siraj, Deepak Chahar, Kuldeep Sen and Umran Malik are in the mix. It will be interesting to see what balance India chooses in the ODIs in Bangladesh.
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Bangladesh, on the other hand, will be without regular ODI captain Tamim Iqbal due to a groin injury, and Taskin Ahmed, due to a recurrence of a back injury. With the departure of an experienced opening batsman and fast bowler, stand-in captain Liton Das will have to make the best out of the resources at his disposal.
Liton, who scored 63 against India in the T20 World Cup in Adelaide, will need senior players like Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim and Mahmudullah. The likes of Afif Hossain, Yasir Ali, Mehidy Hasan Miraj and Anamul Haque among others will be expected to come in and bail Bangladesh out of difficult situations.
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In the pace department, left-arm seamer Mustafizur Rahman, who was the breakout star in 2015 with 13 wickets to guide Bangladesh to a memorable ODI series win over India, will spearhead the bowling attack along with Hasan Mahmood and Ebadot Hossain. But with star players back in the mix, India will be hoping to win an ODI series in Bangladesh, which has not happened since October 2016.
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India: Rohit Sharma (captain), KL Rahul (vice-captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Shreyas Iyer, Rahul Tripathi, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Ishan Kishan (wicket-keeper), Shahbaz Ahmed, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Siraj, Deepak Chahar, Kuldeep Sen, and Umran Malik.
Bangladesh: Liton Kumar Das (captain), Anmul Haque Bijoy, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Afif Hossain, Yasir Ali Chowdhury, Mehdi Hasan Miraj, Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed, Hasan Mahmood, Ebadat Hossain Chowdhary, Nasum Ahmed, Mahmood Ullah, Najmul Hussain Shanto, Qazi Nurul Hasan Sohan and Shorful Islam.
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