India’s home season will begin with two Test matches against Bangladesh. The first match of the Test series between India and Bangladesh will be played at the MA Chidambaram Stadium (Chepauk) in Chennai on Thursday, September 19. The second Test match will be played at the Green Park in Kanpur from September 27. The Indian team led by Rohit Sharma has arrived in Chennai to further strengthen its preparations. On the other hand, the visiting Bangladesh team also arrived in Chennai on Sunday (September 15).
Chepauk is very special to India
The relationship between Chepauk and the Indian team is very old and historic. India’s first Test win (against England) in 1952 on home soil in Chennai was a milestone in Indian cricket history. This was followed by the biggest score in the history of Test cricket. In the 2016 Test against England, India scored 759/7, thanks to a brilliant innings of 303* by Karun Nair.
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Prior to this, Virender Sehwag had also scored his best score (319) in a Test match against South Africa at the same venue in 2008. The capacity of Chepauk is about 38,000. The crowd here is considered knowledgeable and sportsmanlike. In 1997, when Pakistan’s Saeed Anwar set the highest ODI score with 194, the crowd gave him a standing ovation.
It also hosted the first Ranji Trophy match in 1936, when Madras played against Mysore. In 1986, a Test match between India and Australia ended in a draw, with Dean Jones playing an innings of 210. It was at this ground that Narendra Hirwani took 16 wickets and scored 136 runs on his Test debut.
India has a good track record in this regard
So far, 34 Test matches have been played at Chepauk. During this period, India has won 15 matches and lost 7. There have been 11 draws and one of them ended in a tie. Teams batting first at Chepauk have won 13 Test matches. India played its last Test match here in 2021 against England, winning by 317 runs.
Bangladesh, on the other hand, will be playing a Test match at this venue for the first time. However, in One-Day Internationals, Bangladesh did play two matches at this venue, in which they had to face defeats. Now, when India is about to play a Test match against Bangladesh, all eyes will be on stalwarts like Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. Not only does India have a record in this regard in its favour, but they also have an advantage over Bangladesh in terms of experience. In such a scenario, the visiting team will face a lot of difficulties.
If you look at it, there have been a total of 8 series between India and Bangladesh. Of these 8 series, India has won 7 series. The only series between the two countries was a draw in 2015. India has played a total of 13 test matches against Bangladesh. Of these, India has won 11 and tied 2 (2007, 2015). In other words, one thing is clear: India has won over Bangladesh in test cricket.
The last series between India and Bangladesh was held in December 2022. The captaincy was held by KL Rahul. India won both the Test matches held in Chittagong and Mirpur. India won by 188 runs in the Chittagong Test and by 3 wickets in the Mirpur Test. That said, if we look at the story of the series between India and Bangladesh, the two countries played 13 Test matches in a period of 23 years, during which Bangladesh was never able to win any of the Test matches against India.
h2h between india and bangladesh (cricket test)
13 games in total
India won 11 games
Bangladesh win 0
Draw 2
India’s performance in Chennai (Test)
Total matches: 34
India wins: 15
Draw: 7
India lost: 11
Tie 1
India vs Bangladesh series
2000: Bangladesh hosts: India win 1-0
2004: Bangladesh hosts: India win 2-0
2007: Bangladesh hosts: India won 1-0 (2-match series)
2010: Bangladesh hosts: India win 2-0
2015: Bangladesh hosts: 0-0 (draw)
2017: India hosts: India wins 1-0
2019: India hosts: India wins 2-0
2022: Bangladesh hosts: India win 2-0
Bangladesh Test squad for India tour: Nazmul Hussain Shanto (captain), Shadman Islam, Zakir Hasan, Mominul Haq, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan, Liton Das, Mehdi Hasan Miraj, Zakir Ali, Taskin Ahmed, Hasan Mahmood, Naheed Rana, Taijul Islam, Mahmudul Hasan , Nayeem Hasan, Khalid Ahmed
India’s first Test match: Rohit Sharma (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep, Jasprit Bumrah and Yash Dayal.
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