Bangladesh crowd will be fairly intimidating: India captain Rohit Sharma forward of 1st ODI

Bangladesh vs India, 1st ODI: All senior batters of the Indian group are set to return in opposition to Bangladesh. Captain Rohit Sharma speaks concerning the rivalry between the 2 groups and the preparations for the ODI World Cup.

Rohit Sharma will probably be again for India after the T20 World Cup loss vs England. (Courtesy: Reuters)

By India Today Web Desk: India captain Rohit Sharma referred to as Bangladesh’s dwelling crowd at Dhaka fairly intimidating forward of their first ODI match of the collection. Sharma, who’s coming again into the nationwide fold after India’s semi-final defeat by the hands of England within the T20 World Cup, would look to do away with chinks in his armour has India construct in direction of the ODI World Cup.

India just lately performed Bangladesh in a Super-12 stage of the T20 World Cup, the place the Bangladeshi facet gave India a correct scare in a rain affected recreation. Liton Das, Bangladesh’s stand-in captain for this collection virtually took the match out of India’s palms, however his run-out after which a subsquently rain delay modified the momentum of the sport.

“Very much, yes (whether India will be under some pressure from the crowd). The crowd here can be intimidating. There is no doubt,” Rohit mentioned. “They are very passionate fans of cricket and they get right behind the team. Which is pretty exciting for the team. For us, a lot of the guys are coming to Bangladesh for the first time,” Rohit Sharma mentioned within the pre-match press convention.

“But that doesn’t change a thing. We are used to playing in such big crowds, especially when you tour places like England and Australia, the crowd there can also be quite intimidating and they want to make sure that their team wins. They want to get behind their team. It’s the same thing here as well. But I think it’s not going to affect our boys too much. I think they are used to being under pressure, being in front of a lot of people, and being challenged. So, I don’t think that’s going to make much of a difference,” he additional added.

India’s semi-final knockout prompted the sacking of the choice committee and it’s doable that the BCCI will take larger steps within the subsequent few months in demand for a World Cup that has been elusive to India since 2011. India received their final ICC event again in 2013, and after the retirement of MS Dhoni, India haven’t performed in a single ultimate, barring the ICC Test Championship, the place they misplaced to New Zealand.

Speaking concerning the preparations of the ODI World Cup, Sharma mentioned that the occasion continues to be 9 months away and Rahul Dravid has a transparent thought about what he desires for the facet.

“I mean, see, every time we play a game, it’s a preparation for something that is going to come in the future. But the World Cup is still 8-9 months from now. We cannot think so far ahead.” Rohit mentioned forward of the primary ODI in Dhaka.

“But yeah, we will keep an eye on what we need to do as a team, where we can improve, and how it comes along for us. I think it’s very, very important for us not to start thinking about so many things about the World Cup; this is the combination, that is the combination, we need to play this guy, that guy,” Sharma added.

“I and the coach have a fair idea about what we want to do and we will narrow it down once we get closer to the World Cup. But I think we just want to play cricket, play good cricket until the World Cup comes up. But first, winning the series is what we are looking at. We are looking at one game at a time and seeing how we can play well in that game. And then think about the second and third. So, thinking too far ahead sometimes doesn’t help,” the India captain concluded on the matter.

Edited By:

Kingshuk Kusari

Published On:

Dec 3, 2022