Bengal are not intimidated by the presence of K L Rahul in the Karnataka line-up and coach Arun Lal on Friday said they would back their strengths in their Ranji Trophy semifinal.
Fresh from his limited overs exploits in New Zealand where he bagged the Man-of-the-Series award in India's 5-0 whitewash of the hosts in T20Is, Rahul will look to contribute handsomely in the game, starting on Saturday.
"Cricket is played on the field and not with big names," Lal said on the eve of the match.
"We generally back our strengths. It could be anybody there. It could be Virat Kohli batting there tomorrow. We are looking forward to it. It will be a good contest."
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