Bangladesh no push-overs: Dhoni

Going by current form, Bangladesh would need well nigh a miracle to pull the rug from under India's feet.

Going by current form, Bangladesh would need well nigh a miracle to pull the rug from under India’s feet in the cricket tri-series but Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his teammates sound cautious enough not to step on the banana skin on Thursday against the hosts.

Wednesday’s tie pits tournament favourite India against the lonely hosts, who are almost on their way out after Pakistan spanked them by 70 runs in the tri-series opener. In contrast, India look every inch the tournament favourite after Dhoni and his team thumped Pakistan by 140 runs to snap their 12-match winning spree on Tuesday night.

Indicating that the team would not lower the guard even against the minnows, Dhoni said he wanted to keep the slate clean.

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“We got to win every match. In fact, it is not about winning and losing. It is all about going out there and playing to your potential and strength,” Dhoni said.

“Everybody wants to win. It was a good game of cricket against Pakistan yesterday. Hopefully rain will not interfere tomorrow,” Dhoni said, almost indicating that only divine intervention can help the hosts.

Refusing to under-estimating Bangladesh, Dhoni said the hosts were no push-overs.

“They have enough depth in both batting and bowling and they should not be rated by one innings when they lost to Pakistan,” he said.

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Dhoni said though he had an eye on the job at hand, he was not missing the larger picture either.