After dropping the three-match ODI collection 2-1 to Bangladesh, India could be trying to begin the two-match Test collection with a win as the 2 groups face off right here. Zahoor Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram. With World Test Championship factors at stake, the collection marks two of six matches left within the 2021/23 cycle for India, who’re fourth on the nine-team factors desk. Bangladesh, alternatively, is on the backside of the desk.
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Sports accidents
Even earlier than the collection began, India needed to cope with accidents as captain Rohit Sharma needed to return dwelling after struggling a thumb harm in the course of the ODI collection. While the BCCI medical workforce has dropped his identify from the squad for the primary Test, his situation might be monitored forward of the second match in accordance with the board. All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja and pacer Mohammed Shami, who had been battling knee and shoulder accidents respectively, have been dominated out of all the collection as they’re but to get well.
bowling composition
With the floor aiding spinners in Bangladesh, the massive query for India might be whether or not they need to go for 2 or three spinners. Ravichandran Ashwin and Axar Patel are more likely to be the primary selection sluggish bowlers within the XI whereas it’s doable that the guests might embrace three pacers of their bowling lineup. Mohammed Siraj, Umesh Yadav and Shardul Thakur, who additionally breathe life into the workforce’s batting, appear to suit the invoice for a similar to a terrific extent.
Gill and Rahul will open collectively
At the beginning of 2021, Shubman Gill has earned his spot as India’s red-ball opener after a formidable debut collection in Australia. Six months later, KL Rahul would take that place throughout India’s tour of England. With India’s full-time captain dominated out of the primary match, stand-in captains Rahul and Gill current themselves because the first-choice opening mixture. In the pre-series presser, Rahul would give an enormous nod to the 23-year-old, “It’s wonderful to see how he has modified and the way he’s getting higher at his sport. I believe he has achieved the job for the workforce at any time when he has received an opportunity in Test matches. He is younger however has received the temperament for the longer format or no matter format he performs.
The remainder of the batting line-up can also be not tough to determine with Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant.
Squad: Bangladesh: Najmul Hossain Shanto, Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Mominul Haque, Anamul Haque, Shakib Al Hasan (c), Liton Das, Mushfiqur Rahim (w), Mehidy Hasan Miraj, Taijul Islam, Ebadat Hossain, Khalid Ahmed, Shorful Islam, Nurul Hasan, Yasir Ali, Zakir Hasan, Rezaur Rahman Raja
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premiumIndia: Shubman Gill, KL Rahul (c), Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (w), Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Shrikar Bharat, Navdeep Saini, Abhimanyu Easwaran , Saurabh Kumar
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
