Match #4 Preview: India vs Bangladesh

Ground Reality and Pitch:
The Trent Bridge cricket ground is home to the Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. The stadium is considered to be one of the best grounds in the world to watch a cricket match due to the excellent facilities available here. Trent Bridge also features in Indian history with the cricketing great Sachin Tendulkar passing the 11,000 mark in test cricket at this ground. The pitch at Trent Bridge is tilted more in favour of the batsmen with an even bounce on offer.
Temperatures: Min - 8 C Max - 14 C Conditions: Showers expected

Team Updates:
India: A close knit unit led by an intelligent captain MS Dhoni, the men in blue are a formidable bunch of boys setting new standards for India in world cricket. With Gambhir and Sehwag at the top and the Pathan brothers in the lower middle order, batting has always remained the strength for the sub-continent team. The likes of Raina, Rohit Sharma and Yuvraj Singh along with the 'Mr Cool' captain MS Dhoni, lend a steady hand in the middle order. To add to that, the bowling department has the likes of RP Singh, Praveen Kumar, Harbhajan and Ojha, whose traits with the ball can trouble the best of batsmen. Over all, India seems to have the most balanced line-up coming into the T20 World Cup.

Bangladesh: The main strength of the team lies in their ability to surprise the opposition. Always the under-dogs, Bangladesh are known to upset the major teams. Led by a young captain Mohammad Ashraful, Bangladesh has a unit of young players like Shakib Al Hasan, Junaid Siddique and Raqibul Hasan, who have the ability to post big scores on their own. The bowling department has the likes of Mashrafe Mortaza, Rubel Hossain and Abdur Razzak who have the ability to put the opposition batsmen in a spot of bother.

X Factor:
Raina, Rohit Sharma: Suresh Raina and Rohit Sharma have been good form during their stint with their respective franchisees in the IPL. Apart from their batting, the duo have shown their ability to perform tricks with the ball. Constantly knocking on the doors of test cricket, the pair have the ideal opportunity to showcase their talent during the World T20 Championships.

Numbers game:
0: India and Bangladesh have never faced each other in a T20 encounter.
194.73: Yuvraj Singh's strike rate during the 2007 edition of the World T20.
7: The number of wickets taken by Abdur Razzak during the World T20 2007.

Sound Bytes:
As we prepare for the World Twenty20, we are a superbly unified team. The team spirit is good as it has ever been, with each individual supporting each other, both on and off the field. Recent reports in the Indian media of a rift between myself and Sehwag amount to nothing but false and irresponsible media: MS Dhoni reading out a press statement after there were reports of a rift between him and Sehwag.

Teams:
India (From): Gautam Gambhir, Rohit Sharma, Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh, Mahendra Singh Dhoni(w/c), Yusuf Pathan, Irfan Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, Praveen Kumar, Rudra Pratap Singh, Ishant Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja, Pragyan Ojha, Zaheer Khan, Virender Sehwag
Bangladesh (From): Tamim Iqbal, Naeem Islam, Mohammad Ashraful(c), Junaid Siddique, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim(w), Mohammad Mahmudullah, Mashrafe Mortaza, Abdur Razzak, Shahadat Hossain, Syed Rasel, Rubel Hossain, Raqibul Hasan, Mithun Ali, Shamsur Rahman