{"id":15042,"date":"2018-03-18T11:33:07","date_gmt":"2018-03-18T11:33:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.banglanewsus.com\/english\/?p=15042"},"modified":"2018-03-18T11:33:07","modified_gmt":"2018-03-18T11:33:07","slug":"india-wary-of-bangladeshs-tenacity-dinesh-karthik","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.banglanewsus.com\/english\/2018\/03\/18\/india-wary-of-bangladeshs-tenacity-dinesh-karthik\/","title":{"rendered":"India wary of Bangladesh\u2019s \u2018tenacity\u2019 \u2013 Dinesh Karthik"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bangladesh may have come a great distance over the past few years. They may have orchestrated two excellent chases in the Nidahas Trophy to dump the hosts out of their own party.<\/span><\/p>\n

But for India, a loss to them is still cause for mild embarrassment.<\/p>\n

So said wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik on the eve of the final. The teams have played seven T20Is against each other, India victorious on each occasion. As a result, Rohit Sharma\u2019s side are the more fancied team, even though several of their marquee limited-overs players have not made the trip.<\/p>\n

\u201cLet\u2019s be fair to India as a cricketing nation \u2013 whether we play the second string or the first-string team it\u2019s always the case [that a win is expected],\u201d he said. \u201cWhen we play Bangladesh and we win it\u2019s like : \u2018Ok, you\u2019ve won against Bangladesh\u2019. But if we lose it\u2019s like: \u2018Dude, you\u2019ve lost to Bangladesh. What are you doing?\u2019 I\u2019m sure that\u2019s going to be there. With Rohit, the first thing that he said was that although we have a few of our other players missing, we\u2019re looking to play exactly the sort of cricket that we\u2019ve played in the past one year.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut especially in subcontinent conditions, Bangladesh are a very good team. They are known for their tenacity. They really try hard. They are team that achieved Test status not many years ago, and from there on they have propelled in all formats of the game and done well for themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n

How the India side has played has been to hold themselves to demanding standards. Although the attack is inexperienced, they remain the best-drilled side on show in Colombo, their top order having performed in every game. Part of what has fueled their limited-overs success has been the ruthless edge to their play, and their ability to quickly address weaknesses. After an indifferent outing in the field in the first match against Bangladesh, India reflected on the factors that had contributed to the performance.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you play international cricket you\u2019re used to a certain amount of crowd \u2013 that\u2019s one of the things that spurs you on, and it has a massive effect on fielding,\u201d Karthik said. \u201cWhen the home team is not playing, the crowds are small and sometimes the motivation is not there. The second match that we played I thought we fielded the poorest, against Bangladesh. We dropped about five catches. We weren\u2019t the usual Indian team that\u2019s known for it\u2019s fielding.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe fielding coach was straightaway in our ears and pointing it out, saying that\u2019s not happening irrespective of whether we have a crowd or not, whether the outfield is good or not. We\u2019ve set a certain benchmark for ourselves and we need to keep hitting that benchmark every time we step on to that field. I think that message was taken loud and clear by the boys. I think we came back all guns blazing the next time we played Sri Lanka and in the next game against Bangladesh.\u201d<\/p>\n

Across the six games so far, India are the only side to have won batting first, in the second match against Bangladesh.<\/p>\n

\u201cChasing is not necessarily easy. I don\u2019t know much about the wicket, but if the dew settles it\u2019s much easier for the team that bats second,\u201d Karthik said. \u201cIf there\u2019s no dew then it\u2019s going to be a great game. If the wicket is sow and it\u2019s going to turn, it will be a challenge. The team that bowls better has a better chance to win the final.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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