India vs Bangladesh: Complete Guide to the Upcoming Test and T20I Series
From the opening Test in Chennai to the T20I series finale in Hyderabad, get the lowdown on match dates, venues, squad details, and what to expect from this highly anticipated series.
India vs Bangladesh: Upcoming Test and T20I Series
The Bangladesh cricket team's tour of India is set to begin on September 19 and will run through mid-October. The series opens with the first Test match between India and Bangladesh from September 19 to 23 at Chennai's MA Chidambaram Stadium. The second Test will follow from September 27 to October 1 at Green Park in Kanpur.
Once the Test series concludes, the action will shift to the T20 International matches. The first T20I is scheduled for October 6 at Gwalior's New Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Stadium. The second T20I will be held on October 9 at Delhi's Arun Jaitley Stadium, with the series wrapping up with the third T20I on October 12 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad.
Bangladesh will be aiming for their first Test win against India, buoyed by their recent series triumph over Pakistan. Meanwhile, the Indian team, now under head coach Gautam Gambhir and with Morne Morkel managing the bowlers, will also see the return of Virat Kohli, who had been absent earlier due to the birth of his second child.
Here are the Test squads for both teams:
India: Rohit Sharma (C), Jasprit Bumrah, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ravindra Jadeja, Rishabh Pant (WK), Akash Deep, Yash Dayal, Kuldeep Yadav, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Dhruv Jurel (WK), Sarfaraz Khan, Mohammed Siraj, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shubman Gill.
Bangladesh: Najmul Hossain Shanto (C), Shakib Al Hasan, Nahid Rana, Mominul Haque, Litton Kumer Das, Syed Khaled Ahmed, Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Nayeem Hasan, Zakir Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Taskin Ahmed, Hasan Mahmud, Jaker Ali Anik, Taijul Islam, Shadman Islam.
