Indian skipper Rahul Dravid said the team's vast experience of playing Test cricket would hold them in good stead in the Test series against Bangladesh, starting on Friday at the Bir Shreshta stadium.
"Our experience should be an advantage for us. But experience only counts if you perform on the day. The game is going to start 0-0 and the scores are going to be even. So it is going to be about performances. You can have all the wealth of experience you want, but if you don't perform on a given day it really counts for nothing," Dravid said.
Dravid hinted that India might play five bowlers on the morrow, considering the hot and humid conditions prevalent in Chittagong. "We have to consider all options. We do have the option of possibly playing five bowlers in these conditions considering the weather and the wicket.

Part and parcel
“It is never going to be easy to drop anyone, irrespective of who they are. But sometimes you have to do it and we will have to do in this case definitely. It is just a part and parcel of the game.
“Sometimes you got to take the decisions depending on what you think the best combination for these conditions," he said.
Asked whether the conditions would suit Anil Kumble, Dravid said, "In any condition I think Anil is a very important part of our attack. Whatever the given conditions, Anil has played a huge role for the Indian team for the last decade and half. So I don't see that to be any different in this series as well."

No specific plans
The Bangalorean also said they have not conceived any special plans for any particular Bangladesh batsman.
" No special plans as such for any Bangladesh batsman. We don't focus on one or two players, it is not right. I think you have to focus on all their players because all of them can perform well. Ashraful is obviously a very talented player and he played superbly in the last series. Hopefully, this time we don't let him get that many runs, he can score runs against somebody else."
Detailing his observation on the pitch, Dravid said, "It looks a pretty good wicket. It has not got much grass on it, it looks pretty bare. It should hold together for the first two and half or three days. It might break up as the game goes on, maybe on the fourth or the fifth day.
“The weather is also important, if there is bright sunshine for three days then it does dry up and you can get some spin."