The pressure will be on higher-ranked India as they are playing in front of home crowd in their World Cup qualifiers on Tuesday, Bangladesh goalkeeping coach Bobby Mimms said here on Sunday.
The 104-ranked India, who are 83 places above Bangladesh in the FIFA chart, will be eyeing to notch up their first win in group E to keep their slender qualification hopes alive.
"The pressure is actually on India because they're going to be playing in front of a big packed house. If India lose, it's a big upset, so we are aware that they'll be under a lot of pressure," the 55-year-old Mimms told reporters ahead of their Tuesday's clash against India.
"It's a big motivation when you come to play in Kolkata knowing that it's going to be a full house playing against India at the Saltlake Stadium."
"We all know how bravely we played against Qatar and we can cause India a problem. I think the pressure will be on India and not so much on us."
"We are hoping to maintain the same level of intensity as we showed against Qatar. If we can put up a good performance, the result will look after itself."