Melbourne, March 17 (IANS) Ahead of Thursday's India vs Bangladesh quarterfinal, former England captain Paul Collingwood credited the players and the team management for India's turnaround in the World Cup after their dismal tour Down Under.
"India has been awesome and full credit goes to the players and management for turning it around. They have been in Australia for a long time now and they had a really tough One-Day International (ODI) series against Australia and they could have been mentally shot when the tournament started but they have turned things around," Collingwood wrote in a column for the International Cricket Council (ICC) website.
He heaped praise on India's batting order, saying the team has adjusted to the conditions pretty well and have come out in flying colours.
"They are playing good quality cricket. They have adjusted to the conditions really well. They were tested by Morne Morkel and Dale Steyn on bouncy tracks and they came through it with flying colours because they have got such a strong batting line-up," the former right-handed batsman said.
"They're on the march and they'll be confident. Every team in the quarterfinals will be confident, they can do something special. Bangladesh is a bowling unit you can target and the Indians will be too strong for them."
Collingwood, who played 69 Tests and 197 ODIs for England, said Bangladesh was a surprise package in the group stages and is happy they have reached the quarters by knocking out England.
"Probably the biggest surprise of the group phase was Bangladesh playing as well as they have. They had the great win against England and it's a really good achievement for them to get through to the quarterfinals," he added.
"It looks as though their batting has improved. They have got guys who naturally time the ball and given any width they score pretty well."
Collingwood said Australia are the favourites to win the Cup.
"I can't wait for these quarterfinal matches but if I had to pick a winner, it would be Australia, simply because the final is at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG)," he said.
Rishabh Pant is heading the Delhi Capitals in the 14th season of IPL. His first match is on April
Semiconductor Technology Fairchild Semiconductor, a US company, had sought permission for its man
Speculation about US President Joe Biden's visit to Ukraine has come to an end amid the Russo-Ukr
Three people have died after drinking spurious liquor in the Isuapur police station area of the S
Whether a woman is a homemaker or a professional, every moment of her life is devoted to her chil
Altitude of 15 thousand feet, temperature below zero; ITBP personnel are guarding on ice like this
The borders of the country are safe because our brave soldiers are guarding the borders between d
There is only a short time left for the hanging of Nirbhaya's convicts. Meanwhile, in the Tihar J
Voting is taking place in the country today for the first phase. Eight Union ministers, two forme
China is continuously increasing its military power. The matter of concern for the world includin
Human Rights Week is being celebrated across the world from 10 December. In which voice is being
