india vs bangladesh
IND vs BAN, 1st Test: Bangladesh captain Nazmul Hossain Shanto won the toss and decided to bowl first against India in the first Test of the two-match Test series in Chennai on Thursday. India have included three fast bowlers – Jasprit Bumrah, Akashdeep and Mohammed Siraj and the spin duo of Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja in their playing XI. Bangladesh have also picked three fast bowlers on the bowler-friendly Chepauk pitch.
As was being predicted, exactly the same happened. India is playing on the red soil pitch with a third fast bowler Akash Deep. The last time India played with 3 fast bowlers at home was in November 2019 against Bangladesh at Eden Gardens. That is, after 4 years, the Indian team is playing with 3 pacers in the home test.
In this match, new history has been created with Indian captain Rohit Sharma losing the toss. In fact, this is the first time in 21 Test matches at Chennai’s Chepauk Stadium that a team has won the toss and decided to bowl. The last time a team decided to bowl here was in 1982. Then England won the toss and chose to bowl in the Test match played against India between January 13 and January 18. This match was a draw.
Playing-11 of both the teams
India’s playing XI: Rohit Sharma (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj.
Bangladesh Playing XI: Shadman Islam, Zakir Hasan, Najmul Hossain Shanto (captain), Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan, Litton Das (wicketkeeper), Mehdi Hasan Miraz, Taskin Ahmed, Hasan Mahmud, Nahid Rana.
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