IND vs BAN: Why Bangladesh are sweating over SG ball factor in India? How are they looking to thwart threat?

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IND vs BAN: Bangladesh are yet to land in India for a two-Test series starting September 19, but are already sweating over the prospect of facing the SG balls in India.

Bangladesh wicketkeeper-batter Litton Das, whose hundred helped his side win their first-ever Test series against Pakistan recently, has revealed that players are already working hard, and facing the strike bowlers of the team during net sessions to be prepared to thwart the threat posed by the SG ball.

Notably, India is the only side which uses the SG ball. While Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh use Kookaburra, England and West Indies prefer the Dukes ball.

"India is a big team and the ball will also change," Litton observed. "We rarely play with that ball. It will be challenging. The players are working very hard," Litton Das said.

Explaining the difference between the two balls, the wicketkeeper-batter reckoned that it's easier to face the Kookaburra balls once they get old, but it was just the opposite in case of SG balls which tend to make life difficult for batters as the play goes on.

"As for preparation, we are facing the main bowlers as much as we can. The SG ball is somewhat difficult. It's tough to play with the Kookaburra when the ball is new, but it's easier to play once the ball is old. However, with the SG ball, playing with the new ball is somewhat easier, but playing with the old ball is tougher. We are practicing, let's see what happens," he said.

Interestingly, the players of the Indian cricket team are also not a fan of the SG ball. They have criticised the quality of the balls in the past. In fact, the likes of Virat Kohli, and Jasprit Bumrah have gone on record to say that they prefer Dukes over SG ball. Ravichandran Ashwin, on the other hand, prefers bowling with Kookaburra balls.