The rivalry between India and Bangladesh has its o꧃wn status by now. In the last decade๊ and a half, with the ever-growing stature of Bangladesh cricket, the duels between the two nations have been intriguing and riveting, with several nail-biting close finishes.
Bangladesh, on the back of their talisman, Tamim Iqbal, Mashrafe Mortaza, Shakib al Hasan and Mahmud𒈔ullah, have competed brilliantly against the star-studded Indian lin🏅eup of-late.
The stars from both sides of the border have shared the field o🐼n multiple occasions during bilateral ties as well as multilateral tournamen🥀ts such as Asia Cup, Champions Trophy and World Cup.
During a recent interaction, Bangladesh ꦑopener Iqbal opened up on drawing inspiration from Indian skipper Virat Kohli, so much so that he was ashamed of himself. Captain Kohli is responsible for introducing a brand new regime in Indian cricket, concentrating on fitness.
The Delhi superstar underwent an inspirational transition in 2013, where he had to look after his di🌳et, and train like a beast in the gym, in order to shed off the extra kilos.
“I must say this, it is not because I am talking to an Indian commentator, India is our neighbour so whatever things they do, it affects Ban♎gladesh as well. We follow what is happening in India, when India changed its approach towards fitness, it impacted Bangladesh the most,” Iqbal told Sanjay Manjerakar during a chat on Espncricinfo.
Then, Iqbal suggested that he had no shame in conceding t🔜hat watchin🥂g Kohli run made him feel ashamed of himself.
“I have no shame in admitting this, when I saw Virat Kohli running around two-three years ago, I was ashamed of mysel💖f, I thought this is a guy who is probably my age, but he is training so much and I have not done even half of it,” added the southpaw.
However, Iq🐼bal cited the example of Mushfiqur, who is a great role model in the Bangladesh team, as far as fitness is concerned.
“We have a great example in our team as well, Mushfiqur Rahim managesꦦ💖 himself well in this regard,” concluded Tamim.
