Former Indian national cricket team batsman and wicket-keeper Dinesh Karthik has revealed whether the Bangladesh national cricket team will give a tough time to the Rohit Sharma-led team in the upcoming Test series.
The Indian national cricket team will take on the Bangladesh national cricket team in a two-match home Test series. The first Test will be played from September 19 in Chennai and the second Test will be played from September 27 in Kanpur.
Over the years, both teams have faced each other numerous times in Test cricket since Bangladesh became a full member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 2000.
Overall, India has dominated Test cricket against Bangladesh, winning most of the matches. In 13 matches between the two teams, India has won 11 and Bangladesh has won none.
The Men in Blue have recorded convincing victories, consistently outclassing Bangladesh with only a couple of matches drawn, notably due to weather disruptions.
The last time India and Bangladesh met in a Test match was in 2022. The Indian team travelled to Bangladesh for a two-match Test series in December. They won the first match in Chittagong by 188 runs and the second game in Mirpur by 3 wickets to complete a whitewash and extend their dominance.
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Personally, I don’t think Bangladesh will cause any problems for India – Dinesh Karthik
However, the Bangladesh National Cricket Team will come into the Test series against India after a historic Test series win against Pakistan in Pakistan.
The Najmul Hossain Shanto-led team completely stunned Shan Masood & Co. in the two-match Test series, winning by a margin of 10 wickets and 6 wickets to complete a clean sweep. It was the first time that Bangladesh had defeated Pakistan in a Test match and a Test series.
In view of Bangladesh’s recent dominance, Dinesh Karthik was asked if the Tigers were giving India a tough time. Dinesh Karthik responded by saying that Bangladesh will not be able to dominate India as beating the hosts is a huge task.
“I personally don’t think Bangladesh will cause any problems for India,” Dinesh Karthik said in a video on Cricbuzz.
“Beating India in India is a huge task and though Bangladesh have played well in Pakistan, I don’t think they will be a big problem for India,” added Dinesh Karthik.
It is noteworthy that the upcoming Tests will be the first time that India will host Bangladesh in a Test series since the historic pink-ball Test in November 2019. Both teams have already announced the strong squads for the first game and the contest is expected to be an exciting one.
India have named a full-fledged squad with all first-choice players available and the series will also see the return of Rishabh Pant to red-ball cricket.
While Bangladesh suffered a major blow ahead of the series as star player Shoriful Islam was ruled out of the Test matches due to the groin injury he sustained on the tour of Pakistan.