Confident in our prospects against India thanks to our pacers and all-rounders: Shanto

After all is said and done, Bangladesh will have a tough challenge ahead as they prepare to take on two-time former champions India in a Group A match at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Thursday.

"All departments we have to play well to have any chance against India. We have good memories against India. If we execute our plan we have a good chance," Shanto said during the pre-match press conference.

"We have got some good all rounders. We are depending on them. All teams are capable of winning. We fancy our chances. We are not thinking too much, we have some good fast bowlers.

"We are very happy to have fast bowler like Rana. If he plays, then he will do the job. We have good balance of spin and fast bowlers."

The 22-year-old Rana has done well in his nascent career, having taken 20 wickets in six Tests and four scalps in three ODIs for Bangladesh.

India will be without their pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah, who missed out due to a lower back injury.

However, Shanto said they are "not thinking of Bumrah or any other individual."

Dubai has so far hosted 58 ODIs with an average first innings score being 218, and Shanto said his batters will need to adapt to the conditions faster.

"In BPL couple of batters batted very well. We need to adjust. It's not very high scoring compared to Pakistan," he said.

"We have a lot of supporters. We expect crowd to come and support us."

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