So much has been the praise of his abilities to make a difference in the side that Kohli once compared him to England all rounder Ben Stokes. Mesut Ozil came out in support of Arsenal and Arsene Wenger on Saturday. Thailand, already eliminated from the World Cup running, are unlikely to offer as stiff a challenge . The third placed side can still qualify for Russia but must negotiate a tortuous series of playoffs. Hasebe returned to coach Vahid Halilhodzic’s starting line-up on Thursday for the first time s. ‘Too expensive, too greedy, bad body language, and lacking fight’ – this is what people have said about me. Bangladesh have recorded victories over England and Sri Lanka – the latter of which came at ho. the batting with Rohit Sharma who has been in tremendous form with two centuries in this series. ilhodzic felt comfortable enough to leave some of his most seasoned campaigners on the bench and let the younger brigade dictate proceedings. It remains to be seen whether it is Hilton Cartwright, Steve O’Keefe or Jackson Bird who makes it into the playing XI.