Sabbir Rahman is comfortable with his role in Bangladesh’s side

• Sabbir Rahman’s role in the Bangladesh side is to score fast runs late in the innings
• Bangladesh's opening warm-up match against Pakistan in Cardiff was washed out

Sabbir Rahman says his role in Bangladesh's bid for ICC Men's Cricket World Cup glory is clear - to score quickly at the back end of the innings.

Bangladesh are aware they struggle to compete with some sides when it comes to six-hitting, passing 300 only six times in the last four years.

But they have defended scores of 280 to 320 successfully 12 out of 18 times when batting first since the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2015.

Rahman revealed his role, alongside fellow lower middle-order batsman Mosaddek Hossain, is to find the boundary in the death overs.

"My role is to play number six, seven or eight," he said.

"I like to score quickly and I will try to make sure we can put runs on the board as a team in the later overs.

"I think I want to bring some momentum to our innings.

"We expect Tamim to bat for 40 overs and if there's a good wicket, I can make it a bigger score.

"Our aim is to win the World Cup, but if we play good cricket, it'll be a successful tournament.

"We are taking it match-by-match."

Bangladesh's opening warm-up match against Pakistan in Cardiff was washed out, leaving them with one tune-up contest before they start their campaign against South Africa next Sunday.

They take on India - beaten in warm-up action by New Zealand on Saturday - with both sides standing to gain plenty from Tuesday's contest.

Bangladesh got the better of India in a bilateral series in 2016 and the Tigers have beaten all nine other nations in the World Cup at some stage.

Rahman still believes next week's contest will be a valuable workout for his side as they continue to prove they can upstage the best.

"We are very disappointed we're not playing, but we had a good shift in Ireland and we're looking forward to the second game," he said.

"It's always important to have time in the middle, because we can aim to execute our plan and have an ideal preparation."

"Playing India, we are really happy. It's a good team to play in our first game.

"If we have a good match and I score runs personally, I will be more than happy."