Vikrant Shekhawat : Sep 19, 2024, 09:23 AM
IND vs BAN: The first match of the 2-Test series between India and Bangladesh is being played at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Bangladesh has won the toss and decided to bowl. On this, Indian captain Rohit Sharma said that we would also have chosen to bowl after winning the toss.Wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant is making a comeback in Test cricket after one and a half years. He played the last Test match on 30 December 2022. Pant remained away from cricket due to a car accident.Bangladesh has not been able to defeat India in a single Test so far. 13 Tests were played between the two, India won 11, while 2 matches were drawn. The first series was played between the two in the year 2000 and till now 8 series have been played. Out of this, India won 7, while one was drawn. The Bangladesh team has come to India to play a Test series after 5 years. Earlier, in 2019, the team played 2 matches, India won this series 2-0.Bangladesh won the tossBangladesh captain Nazmul Shanto won the toss and decided to bowl first. The Indian captain told during the toss that he has come with three fast bowlers and two spinners. The three fast bowlers will be Bumrah, Siraj and Akash Deep. At the same time, two spinners will be Ashwin and Jadeja. Bangladesh team has also come with three fast bowlers.The playing-11 of both the teams is as follows\India: Rohit Sharma (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Akash Deep, Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammad Siraj.Bangladesh: Shadman Islam, Zakir Hasan, Nazmul Hussain Shanto (captain), Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan, Liton Das (wicketkeeper), Mehdi Hasan Miraz, Taskin Ahmed, Hasan Mahmud, Nahid Rana.