India's first-test squad against Bangladesh includes two young pacers and Rishabh Pant returns.
India's first-test squad against Bangladesh includes two young pacers and Rishabh Pant returns.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) revealed the team for the first Test match against Bangladesh, which begins on September 19, and wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant made his comeback. After being injured in a vehicle accident for about 20 months, he will be playing Test cricket for India again. Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah were both included in the squad, while Rohit Sharma will lead it. The squad included promising pacer Yash Dayal, who received his first call-up.
After participating in the second and last Test match between India and Bangladesh, which took place at Mirpur from December 22–25, 2022, Pant was involved in a car accident on December 30. This year, he just returned to elite cricket through the Indian Premier League.
The 26-year-old daring batter made a comeback to the national team during their T20 World Cup championship run.
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Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant (WK), Dhruv Jurel (WK), R Ashwin, R Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohd. Siraj, Akash Deep, Jasprit Bumrah, and Yash Dayal are the players behind Rohit Sharma (C).
Despite Ajit Agarkar, the chairman of selectors, having stated earlier that Mohammed Shami was hoping to return in the first Test against Bangladesh, the right-arm seamer was unable to make it to the Test team.
On September 19, the first of the two Tests between India and Bangladesh will begin in Chennai, signaling the start of the lengthy Test season.
From September 27 to October 1, the second Test of the series will take place at Kanpur's Green Park Stadium.
After 13 Test matches between India and Bangladesh, the former has prevailed 11 times while two have ended in draws.
While it would be India's first Test assignment, Bangladesh will come into this series having defeated Pakistan 2-0 in the opponent's backyard.
Rohit Sharma (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant (WK), Dhruv Jurel (WK), R Ashwin, R Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep, Jasprit Bumrah, and Yash Dayal are the Indian players for the first Test match against Bangladesh.