India strongest at home, teams can only beat them in dreams: Ramiz Raja lauds Rohit Sharma-led side

India continued their merry run in home Tests with a 2-0 series win over Bangladesh. On Day 5 of the second and final Test, on Tuesday (Oct 1), Rohit Sharma-led India beat Bangladesh by seven wickets, in chase of 95, to inflict a series whitewash. With this, India continue to remain unbeaten in home Tests with their last series defeat versus England in 2012/13. Thus, former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja lauded Rohit & Co. and feels that it is a dream for any visiting team to beat India in their own backyard.

Ramiz said on his YouTube channel, "India won the Test match easily against Bangladesh. At this point, India is the strongest team to beat on their home soil... Bangladesh had to do a lot to give a tough time to such a successful team because winning a Test match can only be a dream for any visiting team. Bangladesh didn't have the capacity to challenge India...."

Talking about the second Test, in Kanpur, India opted to bowl first on the opening day, on Sep 27, which ended early due to rain with the Bangla Tigers reeling at 107-3. Play resumed on Day 4, with the previous two days being washed out due to rain and wet outfield, as India dismissed Bangladesh for 233. The hosts batted with an aggressive intent to take a slender 52-run lead, declaring at 285/9 in 33.4 overs (scoring more than eight an over).

In their second essay, Bangladesh were 26-2 when play kicked off on the final day and folded for 146 due to three-fers from Jasprit Bumrah, R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja. Chasing 95, India rode on Yashasvi Jaiswal's 51 to finish off the proceedings in style. India had won the series opener, in Chennai, by 280 runs.

Thus, India remain at the top of the WTC 2023-25 points table, with a win percentage of 74.24. They are well on course to make it to their third WTC final in a row.