After a long wait, the players of the Indian cricket team will now play the Test series from 19 September, but the biggest question and suspense is about which players will captain Rohit Sharma give a chance in the first Test match to be held at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai? Who will play wicketkeeper and number 6? Rohit will have to think the most on this.
Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal are certain for the opening slot. Shubman Gill will play at No. 3, while Virat Kohli will be at No. 4. Choosing No. 5 or No. 6 will be the most difficult task for India. Sarfaraz Khan showed his potential with his brilliant performance in the home series against England, but KL Rahul’s experience seems to give him an edge for the final spot in India’s playing XI for the season’s opening Test series against Bangladesh starting in Chennai on September 19.
The team management and selection committee are focused on the Australia tour later this year, where Rahul’s experience of 50 Test matches puts him ahead of Sarfaraz. Overall, the team management has to choose between the speed of Sarfaraz Khan and the experience of KL Rahul, who has been a part of the national team for a decade and has also been the Test captain.
It is worth noting here that in his last three Test matches, Rahul scored a century in South Africa, which is one of the best Test innings in recent times and before the injury, he scored 86 runs in the last Test played in Hyderabad. On the other hand, Sarfaraz Khan got a chance in the series against England. Where he scored 200 runs in 5 innings of 3 matches at an average of 50.
Now let’s talk about the wicketkeeper… Since Rishabh Pant has now joined Team India. His statistics in Test cricket are excellent. In such a situation, Dhruv Jurel, who performed brilliantly after debut in the series against England, may not get a chance, but this will be no less than a big headache for Rohit. Dhruv Jurel scored 190 runs in 3 matches of the series against England at an average of 63.33, and also took 7 wickets.
On the other hand, there is Rishabh Pant, who after the road accident may possibly be seen playing in the first Test on 19 September in Chennai. The reason for this is his excellent performance in Test cricket. Pant has scored 2271 runs in 56 innings of 33 Test matches at an average of 43.67, while he has also taken 119 catches and 14 stumps.
That means after number 1 to 4 (Rohit, Yashasvi, Gill, Kohli), there will be brainstorming between Sarfaraz Khan/KL Rahul at number 5 and number 6 and Rishabh Pant/Dhruv Jurel as wicketkeeper. After this, Ravindra Jadeja at number 7 and R Ashwin at number 8 will be seen as two specialist all-rounders.
There is competition between Kuldeep Yadav and Akshar Patel for the third spinner’s spot. Akshar recently showed his skill with both bat and ball in the Duleep Trophy. Akshar took three wickets and scored 86 runs on the Green Top wicket in Anantapur.
On the other hand, Kuldeep struggled in the same tournament. However, Kuldeep’s performance in the 2022 Bangladesh series was amazing. In such a situation, there is tough competition here too. Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj will be seen playing in the playing 11. In such a situation, Akashdeep may have to sit out. Because Chennai’s wicket is considered spin friendly.
🚨 NEWS 🚨- Team India’s squad for the 1st Test of the IDFC FIRST Bank Test series against Bangladesh announced.
Rohit Sharma (C), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant (WK), Dhruv Jurel (WK), R Ashwin, R Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep… pic.twitter.com/pQn7Ll7k3X
— BCCI (@BCCI) September 8, 2024
India’s probable playing 11 for the first test match: Rohit Sharma (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul/Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper)/Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper), R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel/Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj/Akash Deep, Jasprit Bumrah
Indian team for the first test match: Rohit Sharma (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper), R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep, Jaspreet Bumrah and Yash Dayal.
India vs Bangladesh head to head test match
Total matches 13
India won 11
Bangladesh won 0
draw 2
series between india and bangladesh
2000: Bangladesh host: India won 1-0
2004: Bangladesh host: India won 2-0
2007: Bangladesh host: India won 1-0 (2 match series)
2010: Bangladesh host: India won 2-0
2015: Bangladesh host: 0-0 (draw)
2017: India host: India won 1-0
2019: India host: India won 2-0
2022: Bangladesh hosts: India wins 2-0
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