India may be outright favourites in the Champions Trophy semifinals against Bangladesh but the defending champions will be under more pressure, former captains Mohammad Ashraful and Habibul Bashar said on Wednesday.
Now-exiled Ashraful said pressure would be on India and added only one-two percent separates both the teams.
"If Sri lanka can beat them, why not usIJ From 33/4 we could win against the Kiwis. I'm sure they will give their best and the match will be a tough for both the teams," said Ashraful. "It's still hard to believe the shocking one-run loss in World Twenty20 last year. We have troubled them but India have won. Hopefully, it's our day tomorrow. For us this is our first semifinal and we are more than happy. But India have the weight of expectations from 1.3 billion people. It's for them to defend the title," Ashraful said.
Bashar, who led Bangladesh to their epic 2007 World Cup win over India at Port of Spain said: "Aar ektu upare jete chai (having come all the way, we badly don't want to miss out on a final spot now). We have previously reached Asia Cup final. But no doubt this is the biggest moment in the history of Bangladesh cricket. It's like mini World Cup. India are the defending champions it's no secret that they will be under more pressure. We have an experienced side and we need a team effort."