ICC Champions Trophy: 5 reasons why Bangladesh shouldn't be taken lightly

#3 Core of all-rounders

Shakib is Bangladesh’s No. 1 all-rounder

In his last press conference, Virat Kohli had emphasized that England’s strength lay in the fact that they had batsmen till numbers 8 and 9, and all of them are capable of hitting the ball long.

Although the same cannot be said of Bangladesh, in the vastly experienced Shakib-Al-Hasan and the relatively experienced Mahmudullah, Sabbir Rahman and Mehedi Hasan, they have proven all-rounders who are capable of handling pressure.

Mahmudullah had scored back-to-back centuries in the 2015 World Cup, Rahman has been an attacking option at the top of the order, and Hasan has been successful whenever there has been a little spin on offer.

Mix these talents with Shakib’s all-round ability and the experience of Tamim Iqbal and Soumya Sarkar and you would find a decent core of batsmen who are more than capable of turning a game around on its head.