World Cup 2019: India aim to fix batting issues in warm-up game against Bangladesh

The top-heavy Indian line-up flattered against New Zealand in the first warm-up game.

Cardiff: Team India's top-order will ideally like an extended session in the middle but injured Kedar Jadhav and Vijay Shankar's lack of game time will certainly be a bigger worry for India ahead of their final World Cup warm-up game against Bangladesh on Tuesday.

The top heavy Indian line-up flattered to deceive in bowling-friendly conditions at the Oval as Trent Boult troubled them with both swing and seam movement.

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The six-wicket defeat against New Zealand however won't be a big worry for Virat Kohli as he has some bigger issues to take care of.

Kohli is bound to be a worried man if Jadhav and Shankar are unable to get a decent hit against Mashrafe Mortaza's men before facing a tricky opposition like South Africa in its tournament opener at Southampton on 5 June.

India's primary objective during the practice games is to fix their middle-order problems but the two protagonists, who are likely to fill in the important Nos 4 and 6 in the tournament proper, have not fully recovered from their respective injuries.

On the other hand, Bangladesh couldn't get much match practice as their fixture against Pakistan was washed out without a ball being bowled.

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The Tigers will also be riding high on confidence as they are coming into the World Cup on the back of a tri-series win in Ireland.