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India vs Bangladesh Day 1 Test Match Today: Rohit Sharma’s India will lock horns against Najmul Santo’s Bangladesh in the first of a two-match Test series starting on Thursday. The hosts played a Test last in March against England while the visitors are fresh out of a historic win against Bangladesh earlier this month.
Despite the formidable record at home India needs to be wary of the threat Bangladesh poses. Unlike the previous iterations, this Bangladesh side along with wily spinners also possesses a competent pace attack which can trouble the Indian batting. Additionally, batters too have shown immaculate resolve, temperament, and street smartness against Pakistan indicative of their improvement in recent times.
Here’s a look at all the details
India predicted XI: Rohit Sharma (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Akash Deep/Mohammed Siraj
Player to watch out for There has been plenty of debate about KL Rahul’s position on the eve of the game like many Tests before. His batting number has been chopped and changed throughout the years however, his ton in South Africa, in December last year and a handy half-century against England in Hyderabad earlier this year will act as insurance for a while but given the players waiting in the ranks, he needs to deliver the goods consistently.
Bangladesh predicted XI: Shadman Islam, Zakir Hasan, Najmul Hossain Shanto (c), Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan, Litton Das (wk), Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taijul Islam, Taskin Ahmed, Nahid Rana
Player to watch out for If Bangladesh has to extract something out of the series Shakib-Al-Hassan both with the bat and ball will become crucial. He possess the ability to keep things tight with the ball when wicket is not assisting much for the spinners in 1st innings and can also chip in with a few wickets in the second innings when there are rough patches outside the batters off-stump. His contributions with the bat also would be crucial for the visitors.
Squads:
India Squad: Rohit Sharma(c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant(w), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Sarfaraz Khan, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Dhruv Jurel, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Yash Dayal, Akash Deep
Bangladesh Squad: Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Shadman Islam, Zakir Hasan, Mominul Haque, Najmul Hossain Shanto(c), Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Litton Das(w), Jaker Ali, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Khaled Ahmed, Hasan Mahmud, Taskin Ahmed, Taijul Islam, Nayeem Hasan, Nahid Rana
India vs Bangladesh head-to-head records in Tests:
Matches played: 13, India won: 11, Bangladesh won:0, Draw: 2
India vs Bangladesh pitch report: Red-soil pitch is going to be used for the Test match. A red-soil pitch tends to offer a bit for all the departments. Pacers if they bend their back will extract bounce and seam moment early in the morning and spinners also will get bounce throughout the game and will get some turn as game goes on. Batters too will get value for their shots once they get their eye in and get used to the bounce of the pitch.
India vs Bangladesh weather report: According to Accuweather app thunderstorms are predicted for Day-1 of the Test match however, the weather remains to be good for playing cricket for the rest of the Test match.
India vs Bangladesh live streaming detail: JioCinema will provide live streaming for the India vs Bangladesh Test series on both its app and website. Sports 18 network will broadcast on Television.
