Updates
10:28 AM: WICKET! Hasan Mahmud is on fire. Team India's top three are already back into the pavilion. While Gill failed to open his account, Rohit and Virat could only score 6 runs at India are struggling at 36/3
9:59 AM: WICKET ! Big blow for India. Captain Rohit Sharma dismissed for just 6 runs by Bangladesh pacer Hasan Mahmud. The delivery finds the edge of the bat and skipper Najmul Shnato takes a great catch at second slip
9:55 AM: Team India openers Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal have survived the opening five overs as India reaches 14/0. Earlier Rohit Sharma had survived a LBW scare after the ball clipped the top of the wicket following a review by Bangladesh
9:49 AM: Openers Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal have made cautious start to the innings
IND vs BAN, Chennai Test Day 1 Live: Playing XI
Bangladesh XI: 1 Shadman Islam, Zakir Hasan, Najmul Hossain Shanto (capt), Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan, Litton Das (wk), Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Hasan Mahmud, Nahid Rana, Taskin Ahmed
India Playing XI: Rohit Sharma (capt), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj
Bangladesh skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto wins the toss elect to field first at Chepauk
IND vs BAN, Chennai Test Day 1 Live: Full Squads
India Squad: Rohit Sharma(c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant(w), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Sarfaraz Khan, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Dhruv Jurel, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Yash Dayal, Akash Deep
Bangladesh Squad: Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Shadman Islam, Zakir Hasan, Mominul Haque, Najmul Hossain Shanto(c), Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Litton Das(w), Jaker Ali, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Khaled Ahmed, Hasan Mahmud, Taskin Ahmed, Taijul Islam, Nayeem Hasan, Nahid Rana
Welcome to the much-anticipated Test series between India and Bangladesh
Preview
Team India enters as the favourites in the two match test series , but don’t count out Bangladesh they are riding high after a convincing 2-0 series win against Pakistan recently.
If India secures a win in this series, they will join an elite group of teams with more Test victories than losses, including Australia, England, Pakistan, and South Africa.
The spotlight will be on Rishabh Pant as well who making his much-awaited return after a serious car accident sidelined him earlier this year. His last international appearance was also against Bangladesh, where he scored a brilliant 93 off 104 balls.
India has a packed five-month calendar ahead, featuring two Tests against Bangladesh, three against New Zealand, and the prestigious Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia.
Bangladesh on the other hand appears more balanced and resilient than ever. They’ll be looking to upset the odds against India, making this series even more intriguing. Will India assert their dominance, or will Bangladesh pull off a stunning upset?
