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We will try to make an upset by beating India: Shakib


Published : 01 Nov 2022 08:28 PM

Bangladesh skipper Shakib al Hasan believes if they do manage to beat India, it will be an upset as they would go into the match as underdogs.

Bangladesh has never beaten India in any T20 World Cup campaign, Shakib admitted that they are not the favourites in the World Cup but if they would try to make an upset.

"India is the favourite team, they came here to win the World Cup. We are not favourites, we didn't come here to win the World Cup," Shakib said.

"We know it very well that if we win against India, it will be called an upset. We will try to play our best cricket, and try to make an upset," he said.

However, Shakib said they would not take this match any differently just because they are playing against the No. 1 ranked side in the world.

"No, as I said before the first match in the World Cup, every match is important for us. We want to play with the same mentality. We don't want to worry about which country we're playing against in which situation. We just want to enjoy that moment. So, we will have the same plan,"

Shakib also said the memories of the 2015 World Cup, beating England to reach the quarterfinals for the first time, will help them mentally.

"Only two of us (myself and Taskin) left from that team. It's a good memory. Hopefully that memory will help us here," he added.