Rohit:
Honestly, the thumb is not too great. Some dislocation on the finger, but not a fracture, which is why I could come and bat. I think when you lose a game, there are positives and negatives… From 70 for 6 to allow them to 270-odd was not a great effort from the bowlers. The middle overs and back end are hurting us – it hurt us in the first game as well. We need to focus on what we need to do as individuals but not take anything away from Mehidy and Mahmudullah.
But we need to learn how to break partnerships and that’s something that will hold you in good stead. In one-day cricket, it’s all about partnerships like those guys did it. When you get 50, 70-run partnerships, you should make it 100-120 partnerships. Having said that, we have a lot of things to look at and we need to be a bit brave and take more chances. Few injury concerns and we need to get to the bottom of it; maybe they’re playing too much cricket. It’s something we have to sit down with our team at NCA and try and monitor their workload. Can’t afford to have half-fit players representing India.
Litton:
Feeling very happy. Winning the series as captain – it’s a dream come true. I decided that 240 would be enough in Mirpur. We lost six wickets but the way Miraz and Riyad bhai played was outstanding. The wicket played well in the second half and I just changed the bowlers. We are going for winning the match [in Chattogram].
Mehidy, Player of the Match:
Last few years I’ve worked hard and I need to focus on particular areas. The coach gives me lots of information as to how to play in international cricket. He [Mahmudullah] is a senior guy and we just wanted to build a partnership. It was a great moment for me and while bowling I just tried the good areas.
Pitch and weather: Spin will continue to have a major role in the second match in Dhaka, and the fast bowlers will have an uncertain pace and bounce to exploit if the pitch plays like it did on Sunday. Both sides will probably look to bowl first despite the 12 pm start as dew remains a factor in the evening.
Bangladesh vs India Highlights today. 2nd ODI (D/N), Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, Wednesday 7-12-2022, India tour of Bangladesh 2022.
Toss: Home team chose to bat.
Litton says Nasum Ahmed comes in for Hasan Mahmud.
Rohit doesn’t want to dwell on what he would have done had he won the toss. India plays Axar for Shahbaz, and Malik for Sen, who, Rohit says, “is not available”.
Bangladesh team: 1 Najmul Hossain Shanto, 2 Litton Das (capt), 3 Anamul Haque, 4 Shakib Al Hasan, 5 Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), 6 Mahmudullah, 7 Afif Hossain, 8 Mehidy Hasan Miraz, 9 Nasum Ahmed, 10 Mustafizur Rahman, 11 Ebadot Hossain.
India team: 1 Rohit Sharma (capt), 2 Shikhar Dhawan, 3 Virat Kohli, 4 Shreyas Iyer, 5 KL Rahul (wk), 6 Washington Sundar, 7 Axar Patel, 8 Shardul Thakur, 9 Deepak Chahar, 10 Mohammed Siraj, 11 Umran Malik.
Head to Head In ODI’s: 37
Bangladesh Won: 6
India Won: 30
Bangladesh ODI Rankings: 7th
India ODI Rankings: 4th
Form guide
(Last five completed matches, most recent first)
Bangladesh WWLLW
India LLWWL
Match Timings: 6:00 AM GMT | 12:00 PM Local
Umpires – Masudur Rahman, Michael Gough
TV Umpire – Gazi Sohel
Match Referee – Ranjan Madugalle
Reserve Umpire – Tanvir Ahmed
Match number – ODI no. 4496
