Bangladesh Seize Initiative: Tigers Win Toss, India Take to the Crease in Thrilling 1st Test at Chepauk
India vs Bangladesh 1st Test: Bangladesh Wins Toss, India to Bat First
India will bat first in the first match of the Test series against Bangladesh. After winning the toss, Bangladesh captain Najmul Hussain Shanto chose to field. The match will be played at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
The two-game series begins today. This is Gautam Gambhir’s first Test match in his coaching career. This is a golden opportunity for India, who are at the top of the ICC Test Championship points table, to take the lead. Meanwhile, Bangladesh have come to India with the confidence of winning the Test series against Pakistan for the first time in history.
India will enter the Test match after a gap of six months. Rohit and his team are confident that they are yet to lose against Bangladesh in Tests. India have won 11 of the last 13 Test matches, while two have ended in draws. At the same time, India will not take the new Bangladesh lightly.
Bangladesh, led by Najmul Hussain Shanto, are confident of a historic win in the Test series against Pakistan. Bangladesh comes after sweeping the two-match series on Pakistan’s home soil. Bangladesh will be ready to make history with their first Test win against India.
Playing XIs
India XI:
- Rohit Sharma (captain)
- Yashaswi Jaiswal
- Shubman Gill
- Virat Kohli
- KL Rahul
- Rishabh Pant (wicket keeper)
- Ravindra Jadeja
- R Ashwin
- Jasprit Bumrah
- Arshdeep Singh
- Mohammad Siraj
Bangladesh XI:
- Shadman Islam
- Zakir Hasan
- Najmul Hossain Shanto (captain)
- Mominul Haq
- Mushfiqur Rahim
- Shakib Al Hasan
- Liton Das (wicketkeeper)
- Mehidi Hasan Miraz
- Taskin Ahmed
- Hasan Mahmood
- Nahid Rana
