India face test vs confident Bangladesh

September 19, 2024 08:34

Welcome to the coverage of the first Test between India and Bangladesh at the M A Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Thursday.

India kicks off it new season against a confident Bangladesh, who are upbeat after a 2-0 drubbing of Pakistan last month, proving they are no pushovers this time.

Bangladesh, led by Najmul Hossain Shanto, are on a high after their memorable 2-0 series victory in Pakistan, a team they had never beaten before in a test match.

The task will be tougher against India, who have prevailed in 11 of the 13 previous encounters between the neighbours -- the other two were draws -- and have not lost a home test series since 2012.

A series sweep against Bangladesh will cement India's place atop the World Test Championship (WTC) standings but the team under Rohit Sharma are guarding against any complacency in the two-match home series.

India are hoping to make the WTC final for the third time in a row and are eyeing a strong start to their season, which also includes three home tests against New Zealand followed by five in Australia.

They have been reinforced by wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant's return to the side after a horrible crash in December 2022 ahead of Dhruv Jurel. K L Rahul is also likely to comeback into the playing XI in place of Sarfaraz Khan.

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