Bangladesh ODI skipper Mashrafe Mortaza says they are going into the three-match series opener with the belief that they have the wherewithal to beat India in today's game
Bangladesh skipper Mashrafe Mortaza interacts with media in Mirpur yesterday
Mirpur: Bangladesh ODI skipper Mashrafe Mortaza says they are going into the three-match series opener with the belief that they have the wherewithal to beat India in today's game.
Bangladesh skipper Mashrafe Mortaza interacts with media in Mirpur yesterday. Pic/AFP
Mortaza said his side has gone from strength-to-strength in the last few years and that gives them the confidence of playing hard against much fancied rival like India.
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"I firmly believe India are favourites but when we get on the field, we don't think who is favorite or who is not. I hope we can play our best cricket. After the 2007 World Cup, we started to believe that we can beat any team," Mortaza said on the eve of the series-opener.
"We never lost our mental strength despite losing matches. Of course, if we are playing against a higher-ranked team they will be the favourites but we don't think that we can't beat them," Mortaza added.
'We're one of the best'
The Bangladesh captain said the recent-past records are encouraging for them and all they need is to fire in unison.
"Bangladesh is one of the teams doing well in ODIs right now apart from Australia, England, India and New Zealand. I have told the boys to look at the statistics that we are not far behind any of these teams.
"Everyone believes in themselves. We have to show it on the field, but this is no pressure," he said.
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