Bangladesh Tests no dress rehearsal: Rohit
Captain Rohit Sharma on Tuesday warned his India team there is ‘no dress rehearsal’ in cricket as they face a Bangladesh side fresh from a historic Test series win over Pakistan.
India lead the World Test Championship standings ahead of Australia, where Rohit’s team will tour for a five-match series later in the year.
But first they host Bangladesh in a two-Test series, starting with the opener in the northern Indian city of Chennai from Thursday.
India are clear favourites but the visitors recently celebrated a landmark 2-0 series sweep in Pakistan.
‘There is no dress rehearsal kind of stuff happening here,’ Rohit told reporters, cautioning against minds turning too quickly to Australia.
‘Every game is important because of what is at stake -– the WTC table is quite wide open,’ Rohit added. ‘We want to win here, and start the season on a high.’
The skipper added: ‘In terms of preparation, in terms of readiness, I feel we are quite ready for this game, and what lies ahead of us.’
India’s last Test series was at home earlier this year when they beat England 4-1.
AFP
