Hindustan Cases
26 September, 2024, 10:10 pm
Final modified: 26 September, 2024, 10:17 pm
Calling India “unbeatable” at dwelling, Bangladesh’s essential person all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan highlighted the inequity between the Rohit Sharma-led aspect and Pakistan.
Before coming to India, Bangladesh pulled off a historical 2-0 series find in Pakistan, which gave upward push to hopes of a miracle find towards India. Nevertheless, that did not happen within the main Take a look at in Chennai, as India hammered them by 280 runs.
Shakib mentioned Pakistan is an inexperienced Take a look at aspect, however that can no longer be mentioned about India, which has an unmatchable document at dwelling. “Pakistan is a slightly novel team. In trip, I would grunt, within the occasion you ogle at the fits they played and within the occasion you ogle at our team and the fits we have got played, we have got received extra trip than them. And in Take a look at cricket I bid that is a huge aspect,” Shakib mentioned within the pre-match press convention forward of the 2nd Take a look at towards India in Kanpur.
The broken-down Bangladesh captain, who announced his T20I retirement on Thursday and hinted that the Kanpur Take a look at towards India would possibly perhaps perhaps even additionally be his final in crimson-ball cricket, highlighted India’s spotless document at dwelling within the final decade or so.
India have not lost a Take a look at series at dwelling for 12 years now. They’ve 17 series in a row since losing to England in 2012-13. Pakistan, on the a few hand, were struggling to find at dwelling. Before losing to Bangladesh, they drew the series towards Unusual Zealand and lost to England (3-0). Truly, Pakistan final Take a look at at dwelling used to be towards South Africa in 2021-22.
“If I focus on India, they are the number one team within the World Championship at this moment. They are doubtlessly unbeatable at dwelling. I saw a stat somewhere the put aside for some 4000 days they have got been unbeaten in India. So, that exhibits how moral they are in India.
“They’ve been doing neatly outdoors India as neatly. Any nation that came to India discovering it complicated, we’re no longer any different there. But having mentioned that, we have got to play in actuality neatly towards them to be in a position to expose the battle that we if fact be told feel care for we’re going to put on,” Shakib added.
Pitches no longer a discipline: Shakib
Bangladesh are yet to beat India within the longest format. The 2 groups have played 14 times towards each different with India worthwhile 12 contests whereas the final two led to draws.
“Must you ogle at different worldwide locations, every now after which they would possibly be able to lose one or two video games. But in India, you hardly ogle them losing in Take a look at fits. So sure, I would grunt that you just would perhaps be moral,” Shakib suggested newshounds when asked if a tour to India used to be indeed the toughest task.
“We won towards them within the ODI series in Bangladesh, we were very shut to discover a game towards them in a Take a look at match in Bangladesh. In Take a look at cricket, we have got no longer received the success that we are shopping for. The next day we’re going to have any other opportunity.
“I believed in patches we played in actuality neatly in Chennai. But having mentioned that, finishing the match in three-and-a-half of days wasn’t absolute most practical for us. We felt care for we were an even bigger team than that. So, we desire to expose that in day after recently to come’s match,” he added.
