Dhaka, June 14 (CRICKETNMORE): Former skipper Aminul Islam on Wednesday said if Bangladesh play to a plan, they can defeat defending champions India in their crunch ICC Champions Trophy semi-final in Birmingham on Thursday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"Bangladesh are nothing less compared to India. Rather, we have experienced players like Masharafe (Mortaza), Shakib (Al Hasan), Mahmudullah, Mushfiqur Rahim and Tamim (Iqbal)," Islam told leading daily 'Prothom Alo'. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
"I think if Bangladesh can play in a planned manner, there is no reason to lose to India," Islam, who scored 145 runs in Bangladesh's inaugural Test against India in 2000, said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Islam, a right-handed batsman, played 13 Tests and 39 One-day Internationals (ODI) for Bangladesh scoring 530 and 794 runs respectively.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"Once our batting line-up does well, we can get a big score. If Bangladesh can use that effectively, victory is certain," he said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Aminul also stressed on the fielding which he said is the key against India.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"As India's batting line-up is solid, weak fielding can be detrimental. (Virat) Kohli, Rohit (Sharma), and (Shikhar) Dhawan -- no one should be dropped if opportunity comes."<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Islam tipped all-rounder Shakib to deliver in the big match.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"You should keep one thing in mind that Shakib is a big-match player."<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Bangladesh defied all odds to qualify from Group A along with hosts England. They beat New Zealand in one of the greatest run-chases in Champions Trophy history after being down in the dumps at 33\/4. Both Shakib and Mahmudullah scored tons and stitched together a record 224-run stand to take their team over the line.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Their progress to the last four stage was confirmed when fancied Australia, plagued by two rain-hit games, lost to England the next day on June 10.<\/p>\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2017\/06\/bangladesh-cricket-team26.jpg", "alt_img": "Bangladesh need to play to a plan to win against India, says Aminul Islam", "alt_title": "Bangladesh need to play to a plan to win against India, says Aminul Islam", "image1": "", "video": "", "seo_title": "Bangladesh need to play to a plan to win against India, says Aminul Islam", "seo_desc": "Former skipper Aminul Islam on Wednesday said if Bangladesh play to a plan, they can defeat defending champions India in their ", "seo_keywords": "Aminul Islam, Bangladesh Cricket Team", "tag": "", "tagging": "", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "0", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": "0", "slug": "bangladesh-need-to-play-to-a-plan-to-win-against-india-says-aminul-islam", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "0", "ians_date": "0000-00-00", "ians_time": "00:00:00", "server_time": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "trash": "0", "view_count": "1944", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "0", "auto_link": "0", "created": "2017-06-14 21:14:00", "updated": "2017-06-14 21:14:00", "img_from": "", "img_source": "", "schedule_publish": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "news_keywords": null, "livescore_text": null, "livescore_link": null, "btn_text": null, "resend_feed": "0", "google_feed": "0", "read_more": "0", "posted_by": "1", "jio_date": "2017-06-14 21:14:00", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "1", "breaking_news": "0", "google_date": "2017-06-14 21:14:00", "featured": "0", "pred_match_id": null, "article_content_type": null, "england_cricket": "0", "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/bangladesh-need-to-play-to-a-plan-to-win-against-india-says-aminul-islam-28055" }