In a three match series against
India, Bangladesh played their best cricket and won the series by 2-1. Fifties
from Shikhar Dhawan and MS Dhoni set up a good score in the last match and gave
them the consolation of avoiding a 3-0 Banglawash. However, Bangladesh made an
encouraging start but lost too many wickets till 30th over to stay
in connection and their winning streak at home is also stopped by India.
Indian bowling didn’t go well in
the series. Fast bowlers failed to make any impression whereas part time
bowlers shine in only winning match. There will be a lot of questions in
dressing room on many players who failed to perform in this series. Even in
test match except openers, other key batsman didn’t bat for long. Consistency
is what is missing in team right now. Better combination of bowlers and middle
order batsman is also missing.
For every single spot there are
options of two players, which is at times difficult for captain to choose. In upcoming
series in England and Zimbabwe, Indian team has to play a good cricket. In current
series, Mustafizur Rahman picked 13 wickets, which is most by a Bangladesh
bowler against India. Shikhar Dhawan scored 158 runs, most by any batsman.
This is the first time Bangladesh
had won series against India. In next week, Bangladesh will play against South
Africa. India will play against Zimbabwe. All eyes will be on Indian batsman
especially Virat Kohli. His performance is questioned from World Cup 2015 and
he will have to perform to show his ability as a captain.
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