World Cup: India vs Bangladesh statistical preview

Having decimated six oppositions without much trouble, India’s real title defence starts with a tricky quarter-final clash against a confident Bangladesh in the ICC Cricket World Cup. India with their power-packed performance throughout the past one month have emerged as worthy contenders for retaining the Cup alongside former champions Australia and co-hosts New Zealand. [caption id=“attachment_2161803” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  File picture of India cricketers. AFP[/caption] However the format of the tournament is such that the real test starts from the knock-out stages, which means that effectively three matches can ensure the Cup as qualification for the last eight was a foregone conclusion. However to India’s credit, the initial momentum that they seized after crushing Pakistan in the first game stayed with them throughout the league phase. So convincing has been India’s performance in the six matches so far that Bangladesh, at least on paper, do not even have the slightest of chance at the MCG. But then ‘Cricket is a game of Glorious Uncertainties’. The tiny nation has shown the gumption to fight it out having shown England the door and gave the ‘Black Caps’ a run for their money. So Mashrafe Mortaza and his boys can prove to be the proverbial ‘banana peel’ on which Dhoni and his boys can slip. Here’s a statistical preview of the India vs Bangladesh clash.