Bangladesh cricket coach Dav Whatmore  today
said that the upcoming series against India would be a tough  one
since the latter had a very strong batting line up.

India's  tour  to Bangladesh has been delayed after  a  terrorist
outfit  Harkat-ul-Jihad threatened that its activists would  kill
the Indian cricketers if they visited the country. The teams  are
to play two tests and three one-day matches.

"They have got a very strong batting line up. Like most things, I
think  potentially  in  the  sub-continent  they  could  be  very
destructive.  But to say that because we played two  spinners  in
the past, we will play two spinners is not necessarily the  case.
But  what  we are saying is that we are aware  that  coming  from
India,  a set of batsmen will play spinners probably better  than
most.  We  are  aware of that but we will try and  get  the  best
combination  for  the Test match and do as well as we  can"  said
Whatmore.

About  his team's strategy for Tests against India, he  said  his
boys would have to get the Indian team out twice to put pressure.
"We  are trying to get 10 wickets. Every time we get at field  we
are  going to get wickets. No questions and we are in the  places
of what we think might be the best combination for the first test
match," said Whatmore.

On the other hand, New Delhi gave the green signal to its cricket
team  to tour Bangladesh. The matches would be played as per  the
schedule. The first Test begins Thursday in Dhaka. (ANI)