India vs Bangladesh, BAN Playing 11 vs IND (Predicted), India tour of Bangladesh 2022, 1st ODI

India vs Bangladesh, BAN Playing 11 vs IND (Predicted), India tour of Bangladesh 2022, 1st ODI.  India and Bangladesh will square off in the first match of the three-match ODI series that begins on the 4th of December at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka at 11:30 am.

The Men in Blue have been bolstered with the return of their main senior players and would be looking to end the year on a high. Bangladesh meanwhile, have been dealt a severe blow as captain Tamim Iqbal has been ruled out of the series due to injury while fast bowler Taskin Ahmed is all set to miss the first ODI because of a recurring back issue.

Litton Das will be the batsman to watch out for Bangladesh in this series. He is the highest run-getter for the team in ODIs this year, amassing 500 runs in 10 games at an average of 62.50. Afif Hossain (335 runs in 12 games at an average of 55.83) and Mamudullah (299 runs in 12 appearances at 59.80) have also done well. Mushfiqur Rahim has struggled with the bat this year, but his experience will still be handy in the middle order.

Bangladesh have appointed wicketkeeper-batter Litton Das the skipper of the team for the upcoming three-match ODI series against India. The decision was taken after it was confirmed that Tamim Iqbal has been ruled out of the exciting contest with a groin injury. Litton Das has led Bangladesh only once before in a T20I game against New Zealand when Mahmadullah got injured.

With Taskin Ahmed missing the first game, the onus will now be on Mustafizur Rahman (12 wickets at an economy of 4.35 in 11 ODIs in 2022), Shakib Al Hasan (8 wickets in 6 matches at 4.24), and Hasan Mahmud to deliver the goods against India’s mighty batters.

Bangladesh Predicted Playing XI: Litton Das (c), Najmul Hossain Shanto, Anamul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Mahmudullah, Afif Hossain, Shakib Al Hasan, Nasum Ahmed, Hasan Mahmud, Mustafizur Rahman, Ebadot Hossain

Bangladesh will be boosted with the return of Shakib Al Hasan for the three-match ODI series against India. Shakib Al Hasan returns after having opted out of the ODI leg of the Zimbabwe tour in July-August earlier this year.

The most notable names missing are Mosaddek Hossain and Taijul Islam. Mosaddek Hossain’s poor form in the recent T20Is has cost him a place in the ODI squad. In the recently-concluded 2022 T20 World Cup, the 26-year-old scored only 38 runs in five matches an average of 9.50.

Ebadot Hossain, who made his 50-over debut in the final ODI against Zimbabwe, retains his place in the squad. Yasir Ali’s form in the ongoing Bangladesh Cricket League One-Day tournament has helped him find a place amongst the 16 players.

Squad: Litton Das (c), Anamul Haque, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Afif Hossain, Yasir Ali, Mehidy Hasan, Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed, Hasan Mahmud, Ebadot Hossain, Nasum Ahmed, Mahmudullah, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Nurul Hasan Sohan, Shoriful Islam.

Litton Das will lead Bangladesh in the three-match ODI series against India. Captain Tamim Iqbal will spend three weeks on the sidelines after suffering a groin injury. The left-handed opener is also doubtful for the 1st Test later this month.

Meanwhile, pacer Taskin Ahmed is ruled out of the first ODI against India on Sunday. Instead, Pacer Shoriful Islam has been included in the ODI team.

India vs Bangladesh, BAN Playing 11 vs IND (Predicted), India tour of Bangladesh 2022, 1st ODI

Litton Das (c)

Litton Das will be leading the Bangladesh side after Tamim Iqbal was ruled out of the ODI series with a groin injury. The right-hander played a knock of 60 the last time India and Bangladesh met in the 2022 T20 World Cup. In the 2022 T20 World Cup, he scored 127 runs in 5 T20Is averaging 25.4.

He has scored 228 runs against India including a ton (121) averaging 38 while amassing 1835 runs averaging 35.29 in 57 ODIs. He has scored 5 tons in ODIs including a career-best 176 against Zimbabwe in March 2020.

Najmul Hossain Shanto

Najmul Hossain Shanto may open the batting with Litton Das in the ODI series against India. He showed tremendous potential in the 2022 T20 World Cup for his side scoring 180 runs from five games at an average of 36.

He has another chance to impress the selectors in the upcoming ODI series. He has managed only 189 runs in 13 ODIs averaging 14.54 after debuting way back in the 2018 Asia Cup in ODIs.

Anamul Haque

Anamul Haque has amassed 1221 runs in 41 ODIs averaging 32.13. He has scored 3 tons including a career-best of 120 in his 2nd ODI against West Indies way back in 2012. He scored 169 runs in 3 ODIs against Zimbabwe in the preceding ODI series averaging 56.33.

He has also played 20 T20Is, the last of which came in the Asia Cup 2022 against Afghanistan. Yasir Ali, Mehidy Hasan, and Nurul Hasan are the other strong contenders to earn a place in Bangladesh’s predicted playing XI.

Mushfiqur Rahim (wk)

Mushfiqur Rahim played his last ODI match in the ODI series against Zimbabwe in August earlier this year, where he managed 77 runs. He has retired from T20I cricket and hence missed the Asia Cup and T20 World Cup.

The keeper-batter also has a good record against India scoring 628 runs in 17 matches averaging 36.89, the most by any Bangladesh batter. In 236 ODIs, he has amassed 6774 runs averaging 36.82. His highest career-best score of 144 came against Sri Lanka in the 2018 Asia Cup.

Mahmudullah

The all-rounder Mahmadullah will slot in at number five. He last played in August and missed the T20 World Cup 2022 for Bangladesh for poor form in T20Is. Mahmudullah has scored 319 runs in 14 ODIs against India averaging 35.44 and picked up just two wickets.

The 36-year-old former skipper has amassed 4766 runs in 212 ODIs averaging 35.83. In the last ODI series against Zimbabwe, he scored 139 runs in 3 ODIs including a fifty (80*). He has also picked 81 scalps averaging 45.28.

Afif Hossain

Afif Hossain was Bangladesh’s vice-captain in the T20 World Cup 2022. The left-hander has played 19 ODIs and 60 T20Is for Bangladesh. He is seen for a potential leadership role for Bangladesh cricket in the future. He has amassed 481 runs in 19 ODIs averaging 43.73. In the last ODI series against Zimbabwe, he scored 126 runs in 2 innings including an 85* in the last ODI.

Shakib Al Hasan

Shakib Al Hasan can slot in at No. three or bat down the order. He has scored 591 runs in 18 ODI matches against India and picked up 19 wickets. He missed the previous ODI series that Bangladesh played against Zimbabwe. The T20I Bangladesh skipper has scored 6755 runs in 221 ODIs averaging 37.74 which includes 9 tons. He has also picked 285 scalps averaging 29.48.

Shakib Al Hasan was named as the skipper of the Bangladesh T20I team for the Asia Cup 2022, the New Zealand tri-series, and the 2022 T20 World Cup. He had a poor T20 Word Cup 2022, scoring only 44 runs averaging 8.8 in 5 T20Is besides picking 6 scalps.

Nasum Ahmed

Left-arm spinner Nasum Ahmed will be the 2nd spinner after Shakib Al Hasan in Bangladesh’s predicted playing XI for the first ODI against India. He is yet to play his first match against India. He was a part of Bangladesh’s T20 World Cup squad where he picked 1 scalp in 1 T20I.

He has played only 3 ODIs -all of which came against West Indies in July 2022- where he picked 5 scalps averaging 14.8. He has picked 32 scalps in 28 T20Is averaging 20.03.

Hasan Mahmud

The youngster Hasan Mahmud will be the third seamer for Bangladesh. He made his way through U-19 cricket and was a part of the team that won the U-19 World Cup in 2020. Hasan Mahmud has picked 8 scalps in 5 ODIs averaging 27 and 13 scalps in 10 T20Is averaging 23.69. He is yet to play an ODI against India but picked 3/47 in the T20I against India in T20 World Cup 2022.

Mustafizur Rahman

Ebadot Hossain

Ebadot Hossain will be the one of the seamers for Bangladesh in the first ODI against India. He is one of their best bowlers in the current squad and was a part of the T20 World Cup. He has featured in only 1 ODI picking 2/38 against Zimbabwe. But he has featured in 4 T20Is for Bangladesh, picking career-best figures of 3/51 in his debut against Sri Lanka in Asia Cup 2022.

He has played 1 game in each series- Asia Cup 2022- against Sri Lanka, against UAE, against New Zealand in the tri-series, and against Pakistan in the 2022 T20 World Cup.