India Tour of Bangladesh, IND vs BAN 1st Test, Team India Playing 11: The first match of the two-match Test series will be played between India and Bangladesh from December 14, Wednesday. The team that lost the ODI series would like to take revenge of ODI in India Test series. However, in the first test, Team India will go without its regular captain Rohit Sharma. In the absence of Hitman, KL Rahul will lead the team.
KL Rahul and Shubman Gill will open
KL Rahul and Shubman Gill can start the innings in the first Test against Bangladesh. In such a situation, Abhimanyu Eashwaran will have to sit on the bench. After this, it is decided to play Cheteshwar Pujara at number three and Virat Kohli at number four.
It is also decided to play Shreyas Iyer at number five in the middle order, wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant at number six. At the same time, off-spinner Akshar Patel and Ravichandran Ashwin will play the role of all-rounders in the lower order.
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Team India will field with three fast bowlers
Along with spinners, fast bowlers also get help on Bangladesh pitches. Keeping this in mind, Team India can give place to three fast bowlers in the playing eleven in the first test. In such a situation, Shardul Thakur, Mohammad Siraj and Umesh Yadav can be seen handling the fast bowling department. However, this means that Jaydev Unadkat, who returned to Team India after 12 years, will have to sit on the bench.
Team India for the first Test against Bangladesh KL Rahul (Captain), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Akshar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, Mohammad Siraj and Umesh Yadav.
test series schedule
The first Test between India and Bangladesh will be played in Chittagong from 14 to 18 December. Whereas the second and final Test will be played from 22 to 26 December at the Sher-e-Bangla Stadium in Mirpur, Dhaka. Let us tell you that the matches of the three-match ODI series were played in this stadium, in which India had to face defeat by 1-2.
Timing of Test series matches
The Test match between India and Bangladesh will start at 9:30 am Indian time. The toss of the match will take place at 9 am. Please tell that there is a difference of 30 minutes in the time between India and Bangladesh.