The pitchers couldn’t serve as India needed a racquet to win the first ODI but there’s no denying the fact that the all-star batting squad needs to show more responsibility.
The last time India played a bilateral series in Bangladesh was in 2015 when, under Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the team lost a three-game series 1-2 and the only victory came in a deadly third set.
History could repeat itself at Sher-e-Bangla Stadium if spinners Shakib Al Hasan and Mehidy Hasan Miraj can once again keep the Indian players on hold between 11-40.
It was a period of real struggle for all Indian boxers except KL Rahul (73 out of 70 balls), who was the best player in the opening match.
Although it is still 10 months away from the ODI World Cup, it is not yet clear exactly what the Indian team’s approach will be.
Negotiations around adopting a “fearless approach” have been going on for some time, but its implementation has been sporadic. Sometimes, adapting to conditions and reacting to situations becomes more prominent.
The track in Mirpur isn’t quite as pretty but it doesn’t guarantee a score of 186 either.
The initial decision of the selection committee for both Shubman Gill and Sanju Samson for this series is equally difficult to understand.
The logic put forward by former selection committee chairman Chetan Sharma is that due to a short-term change from New Zealand, they picked a bunch of new players for the series.
Gill did not attend the T20 World Cup nor played the T20 series in New Zealand (even though he was part of the team) and so his exclusion is a no-brainer.
One of the problems with India’s top ordering players is that they are speeding up the run but at the same time consuming more delivery time than necessary.
In the match against Bangladesh, more than 25 pitches worth of dotballs were consumed even though they hit 42 fewer pitches.
Taking into account the eight passes they couldn’t hit the ball, the team missed the chance to score nearly 200 balls.
In modern day cricket, when England are changing the rules of the game between the modes in every sense, the Indian team is taking one step forward and four steps back.
The idea of giving gloves to KL Rahul not to increase flexibility in the team but to ensure that both Rahul and Dhawan can be placed in the same typical squad for the World Cup.
Samson, one of the most pompous players, wasn’t even picked for this series, and Ishan Kishan, who scored 93 points in his last ODI series, despite being a professional goalkeeper already has. reserve seat.
It remains unclear how the team leadership intends to test young players Rajat Patidar and Rahul Tripathi before truncating the possible 18-20 roster.
The tough calls have yet to be fulfilled by coach Rahul Dravid and the captain Rohit Sharma and it looks like it won’t be implemented anytime soon.
Team:
India: Rohit Sharma (captain), KL Rahul (vice captain and week), Shikhar Dhawan, Virat kohliShreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan (wk), Shahbaz AhmedAxar Patel, Deepak Chahar, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Sen, Shardul Thakur, Umran MalikWashington Sundar, Rahul Tripathi, Rajat Patidiar
Bangladesh: Litton Kumer Das, Anamul Hague Bijoy, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Afif Hossain, Yasir All Chowdhury, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Mustafizur Rahman, Ahmed’s questHasan Mahmud, Ebadot Hossain Chowdhury, Nasum Ahmed, Mahmud Ullah, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Quazi Nurul Hasan Sohan, Shoriful Islam
(With input from PTI)
