The guests then again have harm woes with the captain Rohit Sharma out for a minimum of the primary tournament in Chittagong and rapid bowler Mohammed Shami and all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja enjoying no phase within the collection.
Bangladesh can also be buoyed after profitable the one-day collection 2-1 in an extra demonstration of India’s white-ball frailties forward of webhosting subsequent 12 months’s 50-over World Cup.
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The five-day video games shape a part of the ICC World Test Championship. India are fourth in the back of Australia, South Africa and Sri Lanka, having gained six in their 12 suits.
The present cycle runs from July 2021 to June 2023 and contains the highest 9 Test groups, all of whom will play six collection each and every, 3 at house and 3 away.
The best two will compete within the ultimate on the Oval in London.
Bangladesh are in ultimate position with one win and one draw from their 10 suits. They have additionally now not gained a Test at house since February 2020 and feature by no means crushed India any place in Tests.
Rohit harm his thumb in the second one ODI and the Indian cricket board mentioned on Sunday that they might take a choice on his health for the second one Test in Dhaka at a later degree.
KL Rahul will lead the workforce within the first Test with Cheteshwar Pujara as his deputy. Uncapped batsman Abhimanyu Easwaran used to be named as Rohit’s alternative.
National selectors named right-arm fast Navdeep Saini and left-arm spinner Saurabh Kumar instead of Shami (shoulder harm) and Jadeja (knee).
Left-arm rapid bowler Jaydev Unadkat, who performed his best Test in 2010, has additionally been added to the 17-member squad.
“There are a few injury concerns but that gives opportunity to (other) guys,” Rahul mentioned.
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Bangladesh also are suffering with accidents, with opener Tamim Iqbal dominated out of the primary Test after failing to get well from a groin harm.
Uncapped batsman Zakir Hasanwho inspired within the fresh shadow Test collection in opposition to India A, has been referred to as up as Tamim’s alternative for the primary Test.
“I think the country tends to enjoy white-ball cricket. We have had a lot of success at home in ODI cricket,” mentioned fielding trainer Shane McDermott.
But he added that it used to be a “challenge” to play Tests, even supposing the “overall attitude has generally improved”.
India: KL Rahul (capt), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant, KS Bharat, Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Navdeep Saini, Saurabh Kumar Jaydev Unadkat
Bangladesh: Mahmudul Hasan, Najmul Hossain, Mominul Haque, Yasir Ali, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan (Capt), Liton Das, Nurul Hasan, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taijul Islam, Taskin AhmedKhaled Ahmed, Ebadot Hossain, Shoriful Islam, Zakir Hasan, Rejaur Rahman Raja, Anamul Haque