India faces off with Bangladesh in the ongoing ICC ODI World Cup 2023 at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune. The match is slated to begin from 2:00 PM (IST) and we can expect some quality cricket being played in Match 17 of the ongoing World Cup.
India have steamrolled past all of their 3 opponents in the ongoing World Cup in their first 3 matches. They would be pretty confident ahead of this game and are key favourites ahead of an under-confident Bangladeshi side.
Bangladesh have lost the plot in both of their previous 2 games after a solid win against Afghanistan in their first game at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamshala. They would be hoping to stage a big turnaround if they are to qualify for the semi-finals.
In this article, we take a look at the top 3 vice-captain choices in this IND vs BAN game at the ICC ODI World Cup 2023:
1. Rohit Sharma (India)
One of the best timers of the ball in world cricket, Rohit Sharma has been ultra-aggressive in ODI cricket, presently. He is smearing the bowlers all across the park and is playing a very exciting brand of cricket.
Sharma is in good form and has 217 runs under his belt in the ongoing ICC ODI World Cup 2023. He is also India’s leading run-scorer in this tournament and can earn you a lot of fantasy points in this IND vs BAN match.
2. Hardik Pandya (India)
India’s best white-ball all-rounder presently, Hardik Pandya is a great vice-captain choice for your fantasy team. Pandya has 5 wickets under his belt thus far and interestingly, has come out to bat only once so far in the tournament as the top-order batters have done a fantastic job.
In the only game he has batted so far has been against Australia in India’s first game. Hardik Pandya scored 11* runs in 8 balls in that game. As he can contribute with the bat and with the ball, Pandya can be India’s best bet in this match from an all-rounder’s perspective.
3. Shoriful Islam (Bangladesh)
With 5 wickets under his belt, left-arm seamer Shoriful Islam is the joint-highest wicket-taker of Bangladesh in the ICC ODI World Cup 2023. He has been picking up wickets in the powerplay and can unleash his beast mode, versus India.
Along with Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam can wreak havoc and can cause a lot of distress to the Indian batters.
