This is IPL XI and not even Indian team, Bangladesh is just an appetizer for them: Basit Ali

India had a dominating performance in the first T20I against Bangladesh on October 6 in Gwalior. Former Pakistan batter Basit Ali opened up on India's incredible depth and talent pool.

With the retirement of stalwarts like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Ravindra Jadeja from the shortest format of the game, India has turned towards its IPL talent to fill the void. This has given opportunities to younger players to shine in international cricket.

"India have changed cricket (with their dominance). Bangladesh is just an appetizer (for them). This is an IPL eleven and not an Indian team. There was no (Yashasvi) Jaiswal, no (Shubman) Gill, no Axar Patel, no Rishabh Pant, no (Shreyas) Iyer; (Ravi) Bishnoi did not play. And still, they hammered them in just 11-something overs, finishing with a six from (Hardik) Pandya," he said as quoted by TOI.

After winning the toss, captain Suryakumar Yadav elected to bowl first. The decision proved fruitful as the Indian bowlers, led by Arshdeep Singh (3/14) and Varun Chakravarthy (3/31), restricted Bangladesh to just 127 runs. Debutant Mayank Yadav made an immediate impact, bowling with immense pace and claiming his maiden international wicket.

In response, India chased down the target in just 11.5 overs, with Hardik Pandya's explosive 39* off 16 sealing the seven-wicket victory. The ease with which India dominated the match left Ali in awe. He also pointed out the notable absentees from India's playing eleven.

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It was a dream debut for Mayank Yadav: Basit Ali

Ali heaped huge praise on Yadav's debut, noting the pacer's ability to consistently bowl at a high pace and instill fear in the opposition batters. 

"There were two debuts, but it was a dream debut for Mayank Yadav. The first over was a maiden, including a 149.8 kmph delivery. He could not bowl in the high 150kmph only because he had just recovered from an injury. He sent down a scare. Batsmen were always on the back foot. I pray that this kid remains fit and goes on the Australia tour. Mayank, (Mohammed) Shami, (Jasprit) Bumrah, (Mohammed) Siraj -- four pacers. Let them prepare bouncy pitches and find out)," added Basit.

The ex-Pakistan batter also drew a contrast between Bangladesh's performance in this T20I and their recent Test series win against Pakistan.

"Is this the same Bangladesh team that whitewashed Pakistan (2-0)? You saw in the Test matches (against India). They lost the first one and then were defeated in virtually two days, even the rain could not save them," the 53-year-old concluded.