Former batting coach Sanjay Bangar on Team India says, “They can’t take Bangladesh lightly."
Bangladesh has often produced brilliant cricket against India ever since making their ODI debut. The records might suggest otherwise, but Bangladesh has a history of pull-off upsets against big nations, and with the trend of upsets going on in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023, they could very well beat India at Pune today.
Before the match, former India all-rounder Sanjay Bangar stated that Rohit Sharma and Co. would not take Bangladesh lightly despite their form in the competition.
Bangar said, "Tight game. I mean, India and Bangladesh are always tight games. In the 2015 World Cup, they met us in the quarterfinals. It was a close game. Even in the 2019 World Cup, they came very close to chasing 310, but fell short by 30.
So India will have to be at their best. In the 2012 Asia Cup, they beat the Indian team, although it was a second-string Indian team. But the Indian team knows that they can't take this game lightly because they would certainly want to catch up with New Zealand and maintain their position right at the top."