On December 14, India and Bangladesh will play the first of two Test matches. India will be looking for vengeance after being humiliated in the One-Day Internationals.
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On December 14, India and Bangladesh will play the first of two Test matches. India will be looking for vengeance after being humiliated in the One-Day Internationals. KL Rahul-led India won the last ODI convincingly, and coach Rahul Dravid will be hoping that his team can keep winning. Although Bangladesh has made significant progress in white-ball cricket, they have yet to demonstrate consistency in the game’s longest format.
KL In the absence of Rohit Sharma will captain the side. Virat Kohli struck a magnificent century in the third ODI and is back in the running. Bangladesh will rely on Taskin Ahmed and Shoriful Islam to keep India’s top batter at bay. Rishabh Pant will be a major threat to Bangladesh’s inexperienced bowling arsenal. The big-hitting Pant comes into his own in Test cricket and has the potential to demolish Bangladesh’s challenge. It would also be intriguing to watch if Mehidy Hasan Miraz can recreate his sensational limited-overs form in the Test series.
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The 1st Test between India and Bangladesh will be telecast on the Sony Sports Network in India.
Captain – Pant
Vice-captain – Ashwin
Wicketkeeper – Rishabh Pant
Batters – Gill, Mominul Haque, Virat Kohli
All-rounders – Shakib Al Hasan, Patel, Ashwin
Bowlers – Mehidy Hasan, Siraj, Yadav
IND: KL Rahul, Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant, Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Siraj, Umesh Yadav
BAN: Shanto, Anamul Haque, Mominul Haque, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Litton Das, Mehidy Hasan, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, Ebadot Hossain, Taijul Islam
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