As India and Bangladesh take on each other in the 40^th tie of the CWC 2019, the Men in Blue would look to book a spot in the semi-finals of the World Cup. Whereas, Bangladesh would avoid an exit from the marquee tournament. Needless to say that the match is expected to be a high-pressure one where the players from both sides will be tested. But there is one thing that the two teams share in the common-the national anthem. The fans have hailed Rabindranath Tagore who wrote Jana Gana Mana and Amar Sonar Bangla. Bangladesh vs India Cricket Score 40th ODI Match.

On this occasion, the fans took to social media and paid tributes to the 'Bard of Bengal' Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore. Jana Gana Mana was penned on January 24, 1950, whereas, Amar Sonar Bangla was written in 1905 during the partition of Bengal. Fans from both sides hailed the Tagore and celebrated the similarity. Check out a few tweets below. IND vs BAN, ICC Cricket World Cup 2019, Key Players: Rohit Sharma, Shakib Al Hasan and Other Cricketers to Watch Out for in Birmingham.

Today it is Bangladesh vs India. National Anthem of both country will be played, both are written by Rabindra Nath Tagore.❤🌺♥️

— Sachiv Gupta (@sachiv_gupta) July 2, 2019

Another one.

Today's match in #CWC19 is#IndiaVsBangladesh. National anthem of both countries have written by Asia's first Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore. Waiting for the moment 😊#INDvBAN pic.twitter.com/BQaS2acbv6

— R DEY (@_rdey) July 2, 2019

Sanjay Manjrekar.

#INDvBAN

Rabindranath Tagore with Indo-Bangla Anthems pic.twitter.com/CZ2Kf9dNVl

— Raj Bardhan (@rajbardhanz) July 2, 2019

Here’s a meme.

Rabindranath Tagore listening to national anthems of India and Bangladesh. #IndvBan pic.twitter.com/MURO6VZSe8

— Sagar (@sagarcasm) July 2, 2019

Last one.

Rabindranath Tagore is one happy soul rn.#CWC19 #INDvBAN pic.twitter.com/7wbQkfeljl

— TJ Detweiler (@de_mental_ist) July 2, 2019

Talking about the game, India won the toss and elected to bat first. The Indian team brought in a couple of changes in the squad as they brought in Dinesh Karthik in place of Kuldeep Yadav. Bhuvneshwar Kumar was also declared yes fit yesterday made way into the team.

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