India And Bangladesh Have Never Met In Champions Trophy, But The Men In Blue Have Dominated Them In ICC Events
India meet Bangladesh in ICC Champions Trophy's semi-final on June 15
Boring, one-sided, dull, lacklustre - these are the words you'd once use to describe an India vs Bangladesh encounter. But not anymore. The Tigers have grown by leaps and bounds to beat the best in the business. They've carved their own identity in world cricket. And they've now become a threat to England, Pakistan and India.
No doubt the upcoming Champions Trophy encounter between India and Bangladesh has its share of thrill but India are still miles ahead of the Tigers in more ways than one.
India's biggest threat is the bowling department, where bowlers - such as Jasprit Bumrah, R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and Mohammad Shami - can easily choke the flow of runs in the death overs, if not run through the side.
If you compare India's batsmen with Bangladesh, Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni and Yuvraj Singh are in prime form. Yes, Shakib Al Hasan and Mahmadullah are steady hands in Bangladesh side - but they must know that India are not New Zealand. Needless to say that India's depth in batting will only complicate things for Mashrafe Mortaza's side.
India have met Bangladesh in six encounters in ICC events. India have won five and Bangladesh one. The equation probably tells you what's in store for the Bangladesh cricket team.
Lets take a look at the number of times India and Bangladesh have locked horns in ICC events.
1. 2007 World Cup - Bangladesh won by five wickets
2. 2009 World Twenty20 - India won by 25 runs
3. 2011 World Cup - India won by 87 runs
4.2014 World T20 - India won by eight wickets
5.2015 World Cup - India won by 109 runs
6. 2016 World T20 - India won by one run
