'It will be a different India'
India opener Rohit Sharma is confident that the visitors can comeback in the series despite a poor showing in the first ODI.
Speaking to reporters in the pre-match press conference in Mirpur yesterday Rohit said that the team had identified 'what went wrong' in the first ODI and would do their best to rectify them in the upcoming matches.
"From our point of view it's very important that we stick to our game plan. We know what went wrong in the first match. We thought about it. When we come back and play the second ODI, it will be a different Indian side," said Rohit.
"Obviously we tried our best in the first game as well but things did not work out. We have got certain plans and hopefully we can execute those plans," he added.
The opening batsman stressed the need for early wickets.
"It's always important to take wickets up front and that is something which we will be focusing on. We were missing that in the first game.
"Their batsmen kept going against our bowlers. We have quality bowlers and hopefully they can do better tomorrow," said Rohit.
He also urged his team to put up a much better batting performance.
"There's no pressure on us. We just need to come and play the way we have been playing. We just have to get our basics right and be a little more aggressive. We just have to bat well, that's the bottom line," said Rohit.
"I think the guy… the left-arm seamer bowled really well and he was making full use of the conditions. The conditions worked in his favour. And not to forget that we played some stupid shots in the middle as well.
"Obviously the pressure is always on the team which is chasing 300. Once we lost a couple of wickets, they built the pressure really well and bowled according to the field," he added.
The first ODI witnessed the hosts attack India right from the word go; be it batting or bowling, the Mashrafe Bin Mortaza and company took the charge. When asked if India were surprised with that tactic, Rohit said: "They like to play like that on that kind of a wicket. They have nothing to lose. India has got everything to lose. We have to be extra careful.
"We understand that coming to their territory… we expected them to play this way. I am sure we will be more prepared in the next game," he added.
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