Asia Cup 2025: Bangladesh captain Litton Das doubtful starter against India

In case Das isn’t fit to take the field against India, it is not clear who will captain Bangladesh. The Bangladesh Cricket Board hasn’t named a vice-captain for the tournament. Having got to the Super 4 stage from a tough Group B which also included Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and Hong Kong, Bangladesh have already got off to a winning start in this round.

Having gone down to Sri Lanka in the group fixture, they avenged their defeat in no time, beating their rivals by four wickets last Saturday.

Going to their game against India, Bangladesh would feel confident as the conditions in Dubai have been quite comfortable for them. In slow conditions, their spinners have done a commendable job and even left-arm seamer Mustafizur Rahman produced a match-winning performance against Sri Lanka. But their head-to-head record against India which reads 16-1 may not give them much confidence.

Having moved on from their senior pros, Bangladesh have enough firepower in their batting unit and also a good variety of pacers, who could on their day trouble Indians. And if the conditions continue to be on the slower side, Bangladesh know they have spinners – Mahidy Hasan, in particular to tighten the screws in the middle-overs like they did against Sri Lanka.

India, having comfortably beaten Pakistan for the second time this tournament, will undoubtedly start as favourites. The last time the two teams met in a bilateral series, India blanked Bangladesh 3-0 with Sanju Samson coming up with a match-wining knock.

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