India vs Bangladesh, World Cup 2023: 'Virat Kohli always sledges me...' says Mushfiqur Rahim

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India vs Bangladesh is expected to be a spectacle on Thursday (October 19) with the growing rivalry between the two neighbouring nations. A lot of the credit goes to the duel between Virat Kohli and Mushfiqur Rahim, who have tried to rile up each other through their antics.

The now famous, rather say infamous Naagin dance exchange between the duo is something already playing up in every fan's mind. Speaking ahead of the match, Mushfiqur Rahim said he carries a lot of respect for Virat Kohli and prefers not to sledge him as it pumps up the Indian cricketer.

"Some batters in the world love sledging and get pumped up by that. So I never sledge him because he gets pumped up by that. I always tell my bowlers to get rid of him as early as possible," said Rahim on Star Sports.

"Whenever I play against him, he always tries to sledge me every time I go in to bat because he is a really competitive guy and he doesn't want to lose any cricket match. I really love that rivalry with him and the challenge that comes with facing him and India."

Meanwhile, the India vs Bangladesh match is already underway as Najmul Hossain Shanto is named stand-in captain for the match as Shakib Al-Hasan couldn't recover in time after injuring himself in the last game against New Zealand. Najmul, meanwhile, opted to bat first after winning the toss.

Indian Playing 11:Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj

Bangladesh Playing 11: Litton Das, Tanzid Hasan, Najmul Hossain Shanto (c), Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Towhid Hridoy, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Mahmudullah, Nasum Ahmed, Hasan Mahmud, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam

Catch all the action from the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 -India vs Bangladesh, October 19th 2023, from 12:30 pm onwards, LIVE & Exclusive on the Star Sports Network and Disney+ Hotstar