New Delhi [India], February 19 (ANI): Bangladesh’s absence of legendary all-rounder Shakib al Hasan, an in-form core, lack of successful momentum, and lack of ability to defend totals properly are some speaking factors as they kickstart their ICC Champions Trophy marketing campaign on Thursday.
Bangladesh will kickstart their CT marketing campaign in opposition to India on Thursday in Dubai, adopted by matches in opposition to New Zealand (February 24) and Pakistan (February 27) at Rawalpindi, respectively.
*Bilateral type
Heading into the Champions Trophy, Bangladesh has participated in 4 bilateral sequence, successful simply a kind of in opposition to Sri Lanka at house. Their document away from house is especially dangerous, having misplaced all three sequence so distant from house. Out of 12 ODIs, they’ve gained simply 4 and eight.
A glance into their bilateral type: Bangladesh tour of New Zealand (misplaced 1-2), Sri Lanka tour of Bangladesh (gained 2-1), Afghanistan vs Bangladesh in UAE (misplaced 1-2), Bangladesh tour of West Indies (misplaced 3-0)
*Positives:
-Loads of in-form batters: In Soumya Sarkar, skipper Najmul Hossein Shanto, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Mahmadullah, and Mushfiqur Rahim, Bangladesh has three to 4 extraordinarily dependable batters who can provide Bangladesh the totals it wants.
-‘X issue of Mehidy’: Within the absence of veteran Shakib Ali Hasan, Bangladesh has a particularly succesful spin bowling all-rounder who can flip matches on its head on his day.
-In-form pacers: The staff’s frontline pacers, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman and Shoriful Islam, have loved a stable run of type of their matches, and groups do have to play them with utmost warning.
*Negatives
-Absence of Shakib: This would be the first match in a protracted whereas wherein Bangladesh can be enjoying with out their skilled all-rounder Shakib, who has not been included within the staff. Bangladesh will miss his big-match expertise and presence.
-Poor historical past in ICC tournaments: Bangladesh has struggled to make a mark in ICC tournaments aside from the semifinals of the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy. The recollections of this poor run may come again to hang-out them, inflicting them to deviate from their pure sport.
-Lack of successful momentum: Profitable momentum is an underrated issue. It at all times retains groups in good spirits, desirous to play their pure sport. Nonetheless, with simply 4 wins within the final 12 ODIs, Bangladesh head to CT as a unit that doesn’t look very threatening.
-Poor capability to defend totals: Heading into the World Cup, Bangladesh have misplaced six of their eight matches whereas defending the overall and gained simply as soon as. Nonetheless, whereas chasing, they’ve a greater monitor document, with three wins and two losses.
*High performers from the 2023 World Cup finish until now:
High run-getters: Soumya Sarkar (430 runs in 11 innings at a median of 43.00, with a century and two fifties), Najmul Hossein Shanto (358 in eight innings at a median of 59.66, with a century and two fifties), Mehidy Hasan Miraz (352 runs in 10 innings at a median of 39.77, with three fifties), Mahmudullah (337 runs in 9 innings at a median of 48.14, with 4 fifties) and Tanzid Hassan (234 runs in seven innings at a median of 33.42, with two fifties)
High wicket-takers: Taskin Ahmed (14 wickets in seven matches at a median of 23.92), Shoriful Islam (13 wickets in 10 matches at a median of 34.30), Mustafizur Rahman (11 wickets in six matches at a median of 24.27), Mehidy Hasan Miraz (9 wickets in 12 matches at a median of 56.22) and Tanzim Hasan (eight wickets in six innings at a median of 34.25)
Bangladesh squad for CT2025: Najmul Hossain Shanto (c), Soumya Sarkar, Tanzid Hasan, Tawhid Hridoy, Mushfiqur Rahim, MD Mahmud Ullah, Jaker Ali Anik, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Rishad Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Parvez Hossain Emon, Nasum Ahmed, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Nahid Rana. (ANI)
