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Shakib Al Hasan has no qualms admitting that Bangladesh are not title contenders in the T20 World Cup and that a victory over India would be regarded an upset.
Bangladesh and India each have four points from three games.
“We haven’t come here to win the World Cup, but India have. If we win tomorrow, it will be an upset victory. India are favourites tomorrow,” Shakib told reporters on the eve of the game.
The frigid weather in Adelaide is a challenge, but adaptability will be crucial.
“It is a little difficult. Hobart was very cold and here it’s cold. It is difficult to adjust to this cold but most players have at some point played here. You can’t change the weather but we have to manage it,” he said.
While Shakib was unafraid to call Suryakumar Yadav India’s No. 1 batter in T20Is over the previous year, he believes Bangladesh will need to focus on every Indian player.
“If you aren’t good, you won’t be playing World Cup for India. It is a phenomenal batting order,” he said.
“We will have our plans in place, but not necessarily, those solutions will work. All eleven players are capable and we have to do with resources that we have,” said the skipper, whose team till date has lost 10 T20Is to the neighbouring nation.
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