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Shakib Al Hasan states that Bangladesh are capable of beating "world class" Indian team in World Cup 2019
Shakib Al Hasan has sounded a warning cry to the Men in Blue in the CWC 2019, stating that Bangladesh have the skills to overcome India.
All-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has stated that Bangladesh have the skills to upset a superior Indian team in the Cricket World Cup 2019. However, he also revealed that the Bangla Tigers will have to produce their absolute best if they want to beat the Men in Blue.
Shakib produced an all-round show against Afghanistan, as he scored a fifty and picked five wickets on Monday to go fifth on the points table.
The Mashrafe Mortaza-led team will have to defeat India on July 2 and Pakistan on July 5 if they want to qulify for the top-four.
"India are the top side, someone who is looking at the title, it is not going to be easy but we will give it our best shot," Shakib told reporters.
"Experience will help, we have to play our best cricket to be able to beat India. They have got world-class players who can take the match in their own hands. We have to be at our best but I believe we are a capable enough team."
Bangaldesh's spin coach Sunil Joshi also said that the spinners from the country are eager to face India and do well against them.
"We all know they play spin well. But so do we, we play spin very well and played it well against Afghanistan," said Joshi, who has played 15 Test and 69 ODIs for India between 1996 to 2001.
"We have shown in the white ball formats here and before this how we are a good side, we won in Ireland, we have beaten West Indies home and away and come close to beating India three times in the past three years.
"We have our own brand of cricket we are playing with the likes of Liton Das, Mushfiqur Rahim, Soumya Sarkar, Tamim Iqbal, then Mashrafe Mortaza with the ball, and the others."
"We have quality spinners, the same as India," added Joshi.
"How do you deal with them? Facing them and bowling to them it is the same. You think of it one ball at a time.
"Every team has its strengths and weaknesses. I have seen India very closely when we have played them. We know where to bowl to them," he said.
