India's probable XI for the first Test against Bangladesh
September 17, 20242 Mins Read
Sports Desk: The Bangladesh-India first Test is starting tomorrow at the Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Keeping that test in front, both teams are practicing vigorously. The idea of how India's XI can be in the first Test has been found in the Indian media.
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Announcing the playing XI a day or two before the Test is nothing new. England do it often. Pakistan, Sri Lanka have also done that. India has not followed that path. However, despite not officially announcing India's XI against Bangladesh, captain Rohit Sharma and coach Gautam Gambhir are discussing it. According to a report by Indian news agency Press Trust of India (PTI), Rohit-Gambir is thinking of playing three spinners Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav in the XI. Akshar Patel, one of the heroes of India's T20 World Cup win, is not available in the Chennai Test. Akshar also showcased his all-round prowess in India's first-class cricket Duleep Trophy.
Rishabh Pant, who came back from the door of death in a road accident, played the last Test against Bangladesh in 2022 in Mirpur. In his absence, Srikar Bharat, Dhruv Jurel, Lokesh Rahul, Ishan Kishan have handled the wicket-keeping duties in Tests. Where Jurel made his Test debut in February this year. Man of the match in the fourth Test of the series against England. However, Pant is ahead of Jurel in terms of experience in the Test against Bangladesh in Chennai. Besides, Rohit and Gambhir are planning to play three spinners as well as two pacers Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammad Siraj in the bowling attack in Chennai.
Yasshwi Jaiswal's game with captain Rohit in the opening is very much assured. In that case, Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli will be seen batting at number three and number four. Lokesh Rahul and Sarfraz Khan may compete for the number five spot. Sarfraz's Test debut against England earlier this year was impressive. But Rahul will be ahead. However, he joined the Indian team in Chennai before the start of the first Test. His performance in the ongoing Duleep Trophy is also not up to expectations.
A few days ago, Brad Hogg made India's first Test XI against Bangladesh. In that XI, Rahul, Akshar did not keep Hog. Sarfaraz Khan was the former Australian cricketer's favorite eleven. The second Test of the series starts in Kanpur on September 27. After the Test series, Bangladesh-India will play a three-match T20 series on October 6, 9 and 12.
Probable XI for India's first Test against Bangladesh
Rohit Sharma (captain), Yashwi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Lokesh Rahul, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammad Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah
