IND vs BAN / Rohit-Virat will play a test in Kanpur after so many years, such is the record of both

Indian team captain Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will play a Test match on Kanpur ground after 8 years. Both have an average record on this ground. Virat has scored 9 and 18 runs, while Rohit has scored 35 and 68 runs. The second Test match between India and Bangladesh will be played from 27 September.

Vikrant Shekhawat : Sep 25, 2024, 08:00 AM

IND vs BAN: Indian team captain Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are the key pillars of the batting order. To a large extent, Team India's batting rests on these two players. But the record of both these players is not good on the Kanpur ground. The second Test match between India and Bangladesh will be played at the Green Park Stadium in Kanpur from September 27. Team India won the first match by 280 runs and took a 1-0 lead in the series. Now by winning the second match, Team India will be eyeing to win the series. Team India played the last Test match on the Kanpur ground in the year 2021, which was a draw.

Rohit-Virat will play a Test match in Kanpur after 8 years

Superstar batsmen Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma will be seen playing a Test match on the Kanpur ground after 8 years. Both these players played the last Test match on the Kanpur ground against New Zealand in the year 2016. Since then Rohit-Virat have not played a Test match in Kanpur. In the first Test against Bangladesh, the bats of these two great players remained silent. In such a situation, fans are now expecting a big innings from them.

This is the record of both the batsmen

Virat Kohli has played only one Test match on the Kanpur ground, in which he has played innings of 9 and 18 runs. On the other hand, Rohit Sharma has also played only one Test match on the Kanpur ground, in which he has also managed to score a half-century. He has played innings of 35 and 68 runs.

So far, Team India has played a total of 23 Test matches on the Kanpur ground, out of which India has won 7. At the same time, 3 matches have been lost. India lost the last match in Kanpur against West Indies in the year 1983. Since then, Team India has not lost any Test match on this ground. On the other hand, Team India has not lost a single Test against Bangladesh till date. It would also like to maintain that record.

Indian team for the second Test against Bangladesh:

Rohit Sharma (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper), R Ashwin, R Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep, Jasprit Bumrah, Yash Dayal.