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When ShakibUl Hassan decided to field first after winning the toss, he must be hoping to shoot Indias mighty batting down within a score of 300. Did he underestimated the Indian batting or over estimated his bowlers?

I think his bowlers let him down gifting many scoring opportunities on a pitch where a little disciplined effort could have brought up better results, I am not taking away any credit from Sehwag and Kohli who just slaughtered the Tigers and took full advantage of any loose deliveries.

 The score line of 370 will increase the hyperbole surrounding Indian batting to new heights but at the end of the day the reality is that Bangladesh is still a minnow, their bowling is ordinary they might win one or two matches against teams who can’t play spin but they were never going to pose any serious threat to the Indians.

The Indian team should be proud of scoring @ 7.4 runs per over but at the same time they have conceded runs @ 5.90 runs / over until the 4oth over against a minnow team which should be a major concern for their management.

 The mettle of Indian batting will truly be tested against better bowling sides in their group, i.e South Africa, West Indies and England, they will depend a lot on their bowlers to win against teams which won’t allow them to post heavy totals and thats where the problem will begin for India.