IND vs BAN 2024: India’s probable XI for the first Test versus Bangladesh
Team India led by Rohit Sharma will cross swords with Bangladesh in the two match test series at home. The first Test match is scheduled to begin on September 19 at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. The second and final Test is slated to begin on September 27 at Green Park Stadium in Kanpur.
Senior cricketers such as Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma will be back in action and fans are eagerly waiting for them to showcase their mettle and experience in the upcoming Test series. It is worth mentioning here that Team India are yet to lose a Test match against Bangladesh and have an impressive winning record against the Tigers as far as the longest format is concerned.
However, Bangladesh are not a team to be taken lightly considering their recent clinical Test performance against Pakistan in Rawalpindi. Bangladesh cricket team etched their name into the record books by defeating Pakistan in a Test series by 2-0, which was their first ever Test series win over Pakistan.
It will be quite interesting to see how Bangladesh will go about their work against Team India in the upcoming Test series. In this article, we will now take a look at India’s probable playing 11 for the first Test match against Bangladesh. The first Test will be played in Chepauk and the conditions are going to be spin friendly. The spinners are expected to dictate terms and dominate the proceedings against the batsmen. Both teams have top-tier spinners at their disposal to churn out positive results.
Openers: Rohit Sharma (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal
Indian captain Rohit Sharma is expected to make his presence count against Bangladesh in the upcoming Test series. The experienced campaigner failed to dictate terms against Bangladesh in Tests. In the three appearances against the Tigers, he scored just 33 runs at an average of 11.
The senior pro will be looking forward to turning the tables this time around. He will be opening the innings alongside youngster Yashasvi Jaiswal. On the other hand, the 22 year old left-handed opening batter has played nine Tests for India and has accumulated 1028 runs runs at a spectacular batting average of 68.5, including three centuries, four fifties and 2 double centuries.
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