The two-match Test series between India and Bangladesh (IND vs BAN) has started. The first day of the first match was played on 19 September at the Chennai ground. While on one hand Team India is entering Test cricket after five months, on the other hand, the Bangladesh team has recently whitewashed Pakistan in a two-match Test series. Before the clash started, Rohit Sharma and Nazmul Hussain Shanto came on the field for the toss, which Bangladesh won and decided to bowl first.
The Indian cricket team is going to start its new era in Tests against Bangladesh. For the first time, the pair of Gautam Gambhir and Rohit Sharma will be seen in this format. In such a situation, the aim of both will be to give India a great start by winning the first Test match IND vs BAN.
Let us tell you that Indian wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant is making a comeback in Test cricket after almost one and a half years. He played his last match for India against Bangladesh in December 2022. Therefore, Indian fans and team management will keep a special eye on his batting.
IND vs BAN India-Bangladesh playing XI for the first Test match:
India’s playing XI: Rohit Sharma (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Akash Deep, Mohammad Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah.
Bangladesh playing XI: Shadman Islam, Zakir Hasan, Nazmul Hussain Shanto (c), Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Liton Das (wicketkeeper), Shakib Al Hasan, Mehdi Hasan Miraj, Hasan Mahmud, Taskin Ahmed, Nahid Rana