"No, that's not a concern".
"As a batsman you want to finish off games", Kohli told a news conference on Wednesday. But before the fight, Kohli's voice in the voice of peace, singing a lot about Bangladesh, "I have already said, they are one of the best eight teams in the world".
Islam tipped all-rounder Shakib to deliver in the big match.
Bangladesh captain Mashrafe says he would have liked to bowl too. They also have a team that can upstage any and give their fans more chances to taunt their so-called bitter-rivals. Those guys are actually waiting for opportunities, and that's a great mindset to have. On the other hand, Bangladesh who started off with a loss against hosts England in the tourney opener came back strongly to stun New Zealand, paving their way to a semifinal berth. "I hope he plays many more games for India".
Preview: The stage is set for the second semi-final of ICC Champions Trophy 2017 where defending champions India will take on the Bangladesh. "If both teams play well, people might get what they want to see", he said at a gathering. We are not going to go according to past results and what we have done in the past tournaments.
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"Going into a big game like this, we're going to treat it as how we treated the last game".
Kohli knows that this Bangladesh team is a far cry from the unit that made up the numbers until recently. India won the toss and elected to field first knowing that they are one of the best chasing teams in world cricket.
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Meanwhile, allrounder Mahmadullah and Sakib Al Hassan can be a threat to any team with their all-round ability. "It was a complete performance, and I certainly don't think that there is any need to change anything". After being invited to bat first by Virat Kohli in the second semifinal of ICC Champions Trophy 2017, Bangladesh put on a fighting total of 264/7 in 50 overs courtesy some brilliant batting by Tamim Iqbal (70 runs) and Mushfiqur Rahim (61 runs).
"They have cricketers who are skilled and committed to take the Bangladesh ahead in the tournament". If we can beat them, it will be a very good achievement for us. And that World T20 defeat still seems to be hurting them. Yes, Bangladesh is a very competitive team. "It has been 24 months. I am not focussing on my 300th game", he said. "That's more important for us, that our cricket is going to improve". Our opposition could be anyone. India is hot favourites against the underdog neighbours but cricket is a game of uncertainties and anything can happen.
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