'India expected to beat Bangladesh, but may not be easy'

March 19, 2015 08:20

Former captain Sunil Gavaskar expects India to beat Bangladesh in their World Cup quarter-final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Thursday, but says it may not be as easy for the defending champions as people feel.

"Bangladesh have a good batting line-up. Mahmudullah can take any game away, Mushfiqur Rahim and Shakib can do that. If they bat first and put up 250-odd runs and then the ball starts turning, it may not be easy to chase down the target for India," Gavaskar said.

"No doubt, Indian batting is in fine touch but Zimbabwe stretched them. It is good that Indian batsmen were tested by Zimbabwe. I expect India to win tomorrow but it may not be as easy as many people would think," he added.

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