Bangladesh’s biggest challenge - bowl out world’s best batsmen

Melbourne. India possess the best batting lineup in world cricket and Bangladesh’s bowlers will confront their biggest challenge in the World Cup quarter-final, skipper Mashrafe Mortaza said yesterday.
Bangladesh, with a modest international record and ranked ninth, will have to find a way to bowl out or throttle India’s confident top order right down to master innings finisher Mahendra Singh Dhoni at the Melbourne Cricket Ground today.
Shikhar Dhawan (337 at 56.16) and Virat Kohli (301 at 75.25) are among the leading run-getters in the tournament, while skipper Dhoni showed his calm finishing qualities with an unbeaten 45 against the West Indies and 85 not out chasing down Zimbabwe’s 288-run target last start. Bangladesh’s bowlers have only dismissed two sides in the tournament, Afghanistan and England, while India have taken 60 wickets in their six pool wins.
Mortaza knows the challenge ahead for his Bangladesh team if they are to bring off the biggest upset of the tournament and progress. “Dhoni is tremendous. As a one-day batsman he’s done everything he can for India the last five six years,” Mortaza said.