Former India Nationwide Cricket Staff batsman Suresh Raina has issued a stark warning to the Rohit Sharma-led facet forward of the two-match Check collection in opposition to the Bangladesh Nationwide Cricket Staff at residence.
A lot of the Indian crew gamers are presently concerned in home cricket forward of the high-profile red-ball season whereas seniors like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Jasprit Bumrah have been given the remainder by the Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI).
A number of Indian stars are set to characteristic within the upcoming Duleep Trophy 2024, however the likes of Bumrah, Rohit, and Kohli will not play within the match and are set to be seen straight in motion within the collection in opposition to Bangladesh.
Bangladesh are presently concerned in a two-match Check collection in opposition to Shan Masood-led facet in Pakistan and after the conclusion of the collection, they are going to journey to India for the Check matches.
The collection between India and Bangladesh will encompass two Assessments, with the primary one starting on September 19 on the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, and the second match will begin on September 27 on the Inexperienced Park in Kanpur.
Najmul Hossain Shanto-led facet will probably be a serious menace to India contemplating the spin-bowling assault they’ve, they usually lately confirmed that they’re no pushovers by crushing Pakistan by 10 wickets within the first Check on the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.
Suresh Raina is conscious of the truth that Bangladesh are crew, therefore, he has issued a serious warning to Rohit Sharma’s males.
You can’t take Bangladesh evenly as they’ve a positive spin bowling assault – Suresh Raina warns Rohit Sharma
Talking on the sidelines of the Legends League Cricket occasion, Suresh Raina hailed BCCI’s transfer to order high gamers to characteristic within the Duleep Trophy forward of the lengthy red-ball season.
He additionally warned Rohit Sharma & Co. and mentioned that they should not take Bangladesh evenly as they’ve spinners like Shakib Al Hasan, Taijul Islam, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, and Mahedi Hasan, who may be potential threats.
“Now, a crew for Assessments will probably be shaped. High gamers enjoying Duleep Trophy is a pleasant initiative by the BCCI. You get to know plenty of issues whenever you play red-ball cricket,” mentioned Raina, as quoted by ANI.
“You can’t take Bangladesh evenly as they’ve a positive spin bowling assault and a few good gamers who’ve achieved effectively for a very long time. This collection will probably be a positive match follow for the tour to Australia,” added the previous India worldwide Suresh Raina.
After the Bangladesh Assessments, India will play a three-match residence Check collection in opposition to New Zealand earlier than touring to Australia for the high-voltage Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25.
In the meantime, Suresh Raina additional talked about Rishabh Pant and mentioned that the wicketkeeper-batsman has been doing an ideal job.
Notably, Pant performed a key function in India’s T20 World Cup win as he was the crew’s third-highest run-getter and created the file for many dismissals by a wicketkeeper in a single version of the T20 World Cup.
“The best way he practises, he’s doing excellent wicket-keeping, he has batted very effectively, and whenever you win the World Cup, you understand how a lot enjoyable it’s,” added Suresh Raina.
