BAN vs IND 2022: Predicting India’s XI for first Test match
Team India will want to clinch the Test series against losing out on the ODI series.
All-rounders: Ravichandran Ashwin, Shardul Thakur
Ravichandran Ashwin is one of the most experienced players in the Indian cricket team. He was last seen in cricketing action during the ICC Men’s Twenty20 World Cup 2022 and has fallen out of favor with the selectors in the ODI set-up. Ravi Ashwin is a regular feature when it comes to the Test format and has played 86 Tests so far. He will be looking forward to doing well against the Tigers.
Notably, he has been productive in the longest format where he has contributed to the team with the bat and ball. He has scored 5 centuries and 12 half-centuries in Tests. Overall, he has scored 2931 runs in 86 Tests at an average of 26.9 and registered his individual best score of 124. On the other hand, he has taken 442 wickets, including 30 five-wicket-hauls in Tests.
On the other hand, Shardul Thakur has also been a decent contributor as an all-rounder for the national cricket team. Shardul Thakur has played eight Test matches so far for India. He scored 3 fifties and bagged 27 wickets to his name.
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