Win against India will be called an upset: Shakib Al Hasan

Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan knew that if they win against India, it will be called an upset but he is less bothered about it as his only target is to win the match in a bid to stay alive for the semifinal race of the T20 World Cup.

Bangladesh indeed need to beat both of the subcontinent rivals, firstly India and then Pakistan whom they will meet on November 6. Both of the matches will be held in Adelaide Oval, a venue in which they beat England in 2015 ODI World Cup to move to the Quarterfinal for the first time in their history, reports BSS. 

In T20 World Cup also, they have now the chance to move to the knock out stage for the first time but definitely it will be a tough call. In this World Cup itself, Bangladesh though won two matches, they actually didn't have any victory in the second or main round of the tournament before that other than a victory against West Indies in 2007 in the inaugural edition.

"India are the favourite team, they came here to win the World Cup. We are not favourites, we didn't come here to win the World Cup," Shakib said here today.

"We know it very well that if we win against India, it will be called an upset. We will try to play our best cricket, and try to make an upset," the world's number one all-rounder remarked.

Even though it's a crucial game to stay alive in the semifinal race, Shakib is reluctant to see this match any differently.

"As I said before the first match in the World Cup, every match is important for us. We want to play with the same mentality. We don't want to worry about which country we're playing against in which situation. We just want to enjoy that moment. So we will have the same plan."