India vs Bangladesh Tests: It’s one-sided on paper, but what does the form guide say | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: India batting legend Rahil Dravid‘s final instruction as head coach to modern-day nice Virat Kohli was to finish his trophy cupboard. In his final dressing room discuss, Dravid advised Kohli, “one purple to go, tick it.” Dravid was speaking concerning the World Check Championship (WTC), a trophy nonetheless left to be conquered for India’s run-machine Kohli. That is true for Crew India too – like Kohli it has received all of the ICC trophies besides WTC.
The WTC is comparatively a brand new ICC match, and is in its third cycle. The match was launched to boost Check cricket, and it has to some extent. India have performed each the finals earlier than this cycle, making them one of the crucial profitable groups within the match’s historical past. India misplaced the inaugural version remaining to New Zealand in 2021, and the final summit conflict to Australia in 2023.
India are once more favorites to make it a hat-trick of finals. However this time they wish to full their trophy cupboards too like their star batter, Virat Kohli.
After breaking the ICC trophy drought with their second T20 World Cup title this 12 months, India now goal to carry the WTC title house.

They now start their remaining stretch of the ‘Highway to Lord’s’, the ultimate is scheduled on the iconic venue in June subsequent 12 months, with the two-match Check collection in opposition to a buoyant Bangladesh. The guests are on a excessive after their historic collection win over Pakistan, their first in opposition to their Asian rivals.
India have by no means misplaced a Check match in opposition to Bangladesh, and the World No.2 are once more favourites in opposition to the ninth ranked neighbours. However within the WTC standings the hole isn’t as huge because the Check rankings. India are on prime, and Bangladesh are within the fourth spot, with the highest two groups scheduled to play the one-off remaining at Lord’s subsequent 12 months.

Historic Check data for India and Bangladesh
India have extra win share than loss in opposition to 5 of the Check enjoying groups out of ten opponents they’ve performed within the longest-format of the sport. However they’ve been most dominant in opposition to Bangladesh, apart from Afghanistan in opposition to whom they’ve performed only one match and received it. India have received 11 of the 13 matches in opposition to Bangladesh, with the remaining two matches ending in attracts.
And for Bangladesh too, the Indian crew is among the solely two groups they have not registered a win in Exams, with the opposite being South Africa. Pakistan have been the third earlier than their latest tour, the place they registered a historic 2-0 sweep in Pakistan.
Bangladesh are excessive on confidence after their historic collection win over Pakistan and it’ll positively give them confidence in opposition to India.

What does the WTC type information say…
Bangladesh: Six matches – three wins – three defeats – 45.83 share factors
Bangladesh, as talked about, are coming off a historic collection sweep in opposition to Pakistan, which propelled them to fourth within the WTC standings. They’ve 45.83 share factors, and are very a lot within the competition for the finals, although the route is hard for them.
On this WTC cycle, Bangladesh began with a two-match house collection in opposition to New Zealand in November final 12 months. They started with a bang, defeating the previous WTC champions by 150 runs within the first match. However they misplaced out on a possibility to win the collection and suffered a four-wicket defeat within the second match. Their subsequent house collection in opposition to Sri Lanka didn’t pan out as desired, they usually have been comprehensively overwhelmed by the guests in each the matches.
However Bangladesh stored themselves alive within the WTC remaining race with the now well-known 2-0 sweep in opposition to Pakistan away from house. They defeated Pakistan by 10 wickets and 6 wickets in Rawalpindi. However they’ve a tricky activity in hand in opposition to the Indian facet who haven’t misplaced a Check collection at house for greater than a decade.

India: 9 matches – six wins – two defeats – one draw – 68.52 share factors
After dropping the second consecutive WTC finals in opposition to Australia in June final 12 months, India started the present cycle in earnest. They toured West Indies in July 2023 itself, to play two-match collection. India began with an innings win in opposition to the Windies within the first Check, earlier than drawing the second match. It was the one drawn Check to this point for India on this cycle.
India visited South Africa subsequent, in 2023 12 months finish for his or her subsequent task. They suffered an innings defeat within the Boxing Day Check in opposition to the Proteas, however bounced again to win the second by seven wickets to degree the collection 1-1. A reasonably good outcome for India, protecting in thoughts their observe file in South Africa.
India then hosted England for a five-Check collection. The hosts misplaced the primary Check narrowly by 28 runs, however it turned out to be the much-needed wakeup name for them. India bounced again to win the following 4 matches to not solely clinch the collection 4-1 however to firmly put themselves on observe to their third successive WTC finals.
What can we count on from the groups
Bangladesh are coming off a morale boosting collection win final month, which suggests they’re in good red-ball type, and their gamers are within the much-needed state of mind for the grinds of a five-day contest.
Whereas, India haven’t performed Check cricket for greater than six months, with their final red-ball contest means again in February in opposition to England. Their gamers are largely within the white-ball mindset, and even there their final worldwide outings have been a 0-2 defeat in opposition to Sri Lanka in three-match ODI collection.
To make the squad red-ball prepared, a lot of the crew members participated within the home Duleep Trophy recreation, apart from the senior most members of the crew. Will it make them prepared for the five-day grind, solely time will inform because the Bangladesh collection kicks off on Thursday, nineteenth September.

Few India vs Bangladesh Exams stats forward of the collection:
Prime Indian run-getters in opposition to Bangladesh

Prime Bangladesh run-getters in opposition to India

Prime Indian wicket-takers in opposition to Bangladesh

Prime Bangladesh wicket-takers in opposition to India