The senior trio of Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, and Rohit Sharma will don the India jersey for the first time since the T20 World Cup 2022 semi-final defeat to England. Before the first match let us take a look at some of the key match-ups.
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India is prepared to compete against Bangladesh in a multi-format tour there. On December 4, the Men in Blue will begin their campaign with ODIs, and on December 14, play will switch to the game’s longest format. India has chosen a well-rounded team with a good balance of youth and experience for the white-ball assignment. The senior trio of Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, and Rohit Sharma will don the India jersey for the first time since the T20 World Cup 2022 semi-final defeat to England. Before the first match let us take a look at some of the key match-ups.
Rahman has dismissed Kohli just once in ODIs and the chase master strikes at more than 120 against the Fizz. It promises to be an exciting battle between the two. Kohli has hit 5 fours and a six.
| Year | Runs | Balls | Outs | Dots | 4s | 6s | SR | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | – |
| 2017 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 181.8 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Total | 35 | 28 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 125.0 | 35.0 |
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Whenever Shakib has played against India he has struggled against the off-spinners. In 11 innings he has just 163 runs at an average of 23.3 He has been dismissed 7 times by off-spinners. Sundar therefore would fancy his chances against him.
| Year | Innings | Runs | Balls | Outs | Avg | SR | HS | 50 | 100 | 4s | 6s | Dot % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 2 | 48 | 68 | 1 | 48.0 | 70.6 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 51.5 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| 2011 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 13.0 | 100.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38.5 |
| 2012 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 17.0 | 141.7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25.0 |
| 2014 | 1 | 32 | 40 | 1 | 32.0 | 80.0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 50.0 |
| 2015 | 4 | 47 | 77 | 1 | 47.0 | 61.0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 57.1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 0 | – | 54.5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45.5 |
| Total | 11 | 163 | 224 | 7 | 23.3 | 72.8 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 51.3 |
Rahim has a good record against Patel. Patel has not dismissed him once across two series in 2014 and 2015. In 41 balls Rahim scored 36 runs against Patel with 3 fours and 2 sixes.
| Year | Runs | Balls | Outs | Dots | 4s | 6s | SR | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 16 | 18 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 88.9 | – |
| 2015 | 20 | 23 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 87.0 | – |
| Total | 36 | 41 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 87.8 | – |
