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Indian campaign is in amazing form after a clean sweep against England in a challenging 3 ODI series. As now ICC Champions Trophy 2025 is the next target, the indian batting order will be once again on the radar as the opening match for India, and Bangladesh will be played in Dubai. It should not be forgotten that losing to Bangladesh had become the culprit for the Indian team in Cricket World Cup 2007. Although both teams hold different players now, the stark competition is always growing between the batting and bowling teams. Since the intense competition between Indian batters and Bangladeshi bowlers can drift the match around, here we will talk about the key player battles ahead of India vs Bangladesh.
Top 3 Key Player Battle Between BAN vs IND of ICC Champions Trophy 2025
Rohit Sharma vs Taskin Ahmed
Indian opener and captain Rohit Sharma has been mostly defensive against right-arm fast bowler Taskin Ahmed, who carries duty for Bangladesh to lead the pace attack. Taskin, who can pick up maximum speed up to 148 kph, has 109 wickets in 77 matches, with his best bowling figure (5/28) and economy (5.41). His 86 wickets are against batters who are equipped with right-hand batting. Rohit Sharma, who is furious at times getting back-to-back sixes, has only one six against Taskin Ahmed, and he played 31 dot balls.
In 2015, Rohit confronted Taskin to play 38 balls and scored 40 runs while he got out on one occasion. It was the second quarter-final of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 when Taskin Ahmed bowled out Rohit Sharma, who finished his massive inning (137 runs off 126 balls). When the meeting between Rohit and Taskin repeated in 2017, cautious batting was observed with a predetermined mindset of not losing the wicket while the ball was in the hand of Taskin Ahmed. Rohit Sharma has culminated his innings against Taskin Ahmed, averaging around 56 runs. It is unlike for Rohit Sharma to have dot balls, as his intent is to be explosive from the first ball. Rohit Sharma vs Taskin Ahmed is a battle worth watching for fans.
| Year | Runs | Balls | Outs | Dots | 4s | 6s | SR | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 40 | 38 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 105.3 | 40.0 |
| 2017 | 16 | 22 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 72.7 | – |
| 2025 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 57.1 | 8.0 |
| Total | 64 | 74 | 2 | 39 | 6 | 1 | 86.5 | 32.0 |
Virat Kohli vs Mustafizur Rahman
Mustafizur Rahman is known for slower cutter bowling, and this left-arm pacer has been trouble for run machine Virat Kohli on only one occasion. However, former Indian captain Virat has not been very aggressive against this reputed bowler, as the Tigers look for him when he is on the crease. Mustafizur Rahman has the potential to grab the speed up to 139 kph. He is one of the rare bowlers who gathered five-wicket hauls back to back after his debut match in 2015. India was on a tour to Bangladesh. Mustafizur was successful against Virat Kohli in 2019 in an important match as part of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 when he had to walk back to the pavilion after getting caught on the field on the delivery by Mustafizur Rahman.
Virat Kohli has an average of 68 runs against Mustafizur Rahman, and he hit sixes on his fair bowls two times. In previous encounters, Virat saved his wicket against him, not letting him exploit King Kohli on his weakness to give an edge on bowl pitching on the 4th stump. This time, as well, it will be interesting to see how Virat Kohli vs Mustafizur Rahman, as a key player battle turns out.
| 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 |
| 2022 | 26 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 152.9 | – |
| 2023 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 53.8 | – |
| Total | 68 | 58 | 1 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 117.2 | 68.0 |
Hardik Pandya vs Mustafizur Rahman
Hardik Pandya is a hitter who stays high on aggression and holds the willingness to shoot runs through boundaries from the first minute on the crease. When Hardik faced Mustafizur Rahman for the first time, he gave away his wicket quite early, getting out on a duck after facing two balls. Hardik Pandya has not yet opened his account of runs against the slower delivery of Mustafizur. In that World Cup 2019 match against Bangladesh, he grabbed a five-wicket haul against India again. As important wickets were hunted by Mustafizur Rahman, he restricted India to 314/9 after the wonderful start, and India won the close match by 28 runs with a series of struggles.
| Year | Runs | Balls | Outs | Dots | 4s | 6s | SR | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Total | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
As on multiple instances, India vs Bangladesh match has come forward to haunt India, it will be key to win the match if Indian batters win the battle against Bangladeshi bowlers.
Also See:
- Rohit Sharma Records and Stats at Dubai Stadium
- Ravindra Jadeja Records and Stats at Dubai Stadium
- Kuldeep Yadav Records and Stats at Dubai Stadium
- KL Rahul Records and Stats at Dubai Stadium
- Hardik Pandya Records and Stats at Dubai Stadium
- Najmul Hossain Shanto Records and Stats at Dubai Stadium
- Mehidy Hasan Miraz Records and Stats at Dubai Stadium
- Soumya Sarkar Records and Stats at Dubai Stadium
