2nd Test Updates: Bangladesh recover to 74/2 at lunch

"The conditions as well plus pitch looks a bit soft so we want our three seamers to make the best use of it and take early wickets," said Rohit at the toss.

For the first time in their 92-year-old Test history, India will take the field with a positive win-loss ration.

The Chennai victory took India's tally to 179 victories in 580 Tests played so far, while they have lost 178 games.

India are the seventh team to have a positive win-loss ratio in Test cricket after Australia, England, Pakistan, West Indies, South Africa and Afghanistan.

The first Test victory also ensured that India will continue their 12-year unbeaten run at home as they took an unassailable 1-0 lead in the two Test series against Bangladesh.

It has been 4,302 days since India last lost a Test series at home, ever since losing 1-2 to England in the four-match series in 2012-2013.

India have won 14 Test series in a row at home since 2013. 

Since 2013, India have won 41 matches out of 52 played at home with just four losses for an incredible win percentage of 79 percent.

Welcome to the coverage of the second and final Test between India and Bangladesh at the Green Park Stadium in Kanpur on Friday.

India would want their big guns Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma to fire when the mighty hosts aim for a clean sweep against a beleaguered Bangladesh.

The all-round show of Ravichandran Ashwin, Shubman Gill's sublime hundred, Ravindra Jadeja's quality batting and Rishabh Pant's roaring comeback allowed India to script a comfortable victory in Chennai despite being put under pressure by the Bangladesh pacers on the first day of the first Test in Chennai.

The way India bounced back in the game reaffirmed their supremacy in Test cricket, especially at home where they are on course for a record extending 18th consecutive series win.

Rohit and Kohli failed in both innings in the series-opener as Bangladesh pacers -- Hasan Mahmud and Taskin Ahmed -- bowled probing lines on a supportive track and were rewarded.

With a long Test season ahead of them, the two premier batters must be itching to get back among the runs.

Playing his first Test at home since March 2023, Kohli did not look at his sharpest and one can trust him to not go for expansive cover drives at the start of his innings.

The Green Park wicket has traditionally been a low and slow track that assists spinners. While it is expected to offer some assistance to the fast bowlers initially, the basic nature of the pitch, prepared with black soil brought from Unnao, is not expected to change much.

The wicket will become slower as the game progresses. It means, India can field three spinners instead of three pacers. If that is indeed the case, Akash Deep could make way for Kuldeep Yadav.

If India think they need more cushion with the bat, then Axar Patel might just pip home hero Kuldeep, who has performed exceptionally over the last 18 months.

In the last Test played at Green Park in 2021, India had fielded three spinners -- Ashwin, Jadeja and Axar -- in a game that ended in a thrilling draw with New Zealand.

On the other hand, Bangladesh, who failed to apply themselves with the bat in the series opener, are expected to make changes to their playing eleven. They struggled against a high-quality Indian pace attack in their first essay in Chennai and then could not handle Ashwin and Co while chasing an improbable target.

The team management has given contrasting statements on Shakib Al Hasan's availability. While a selector had said that he is doubtful due to a finger injury he suffered while batting in Chennai, chief coach Chandika Hathurusinghe said he is eligible for selection.