IND vs BAN Field Report: The Indian cricket team will be back in action after a big break when they host Bangladesh in the first Test match at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai starting on Thursday. The Najmul Shanto-led visitors will enter the game after their historic Test series win against Bangladesh but will be up against the strong Indian team at Chepauk.
Rohit SharmaIndia are gearing up to kick off their busy Test schedule and have named the strongest possible 16-member squad. Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant have returned to red-ball cricket after missing the last Test series against England, while Yash Dayal is in contention for his debut.
India thrashed England by 317 runs in the last Test match played in Chennai where Ravichandran Ashwin scored a brilliant century and took eight wickets. Bangladesh are all set for their first Test match at the iconic Chepauk Stadium and will be looking for a positive result after a memorable tour of Pakistan.
Pitch report from MA Chidambaram Stadium for IND vs BAN first Test
The surface of the MA Chidambaram Stadium usually favours spin bowlers in red-ball cricket. Reports suggest that the pitch will have red soil instead of the traditional black soil as the visiting team has recently proved its mettle on the latter.
The bowlers of both teams are expected to dominate the match no matter who wins the toss at Chepauk. The batsmen are expected to add some important runs on the scorecard before the bowlers come into play, but the game in Chennai will be the bowlers’ from day one.
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai Test Match
Matches played – 36
Games won batting first – 13
Games won pitching first – 10
Average score on first entry: 347
Average score in the second entry: 337
Average score in the third entry: 243
Average score in the fourth entry: 154
Highest total: 759/7 by India vs England
Lowest total: 83/10 for India vs England
Expected XI for the first IND vs BAN test
India’s playing XI – Rohit Sharam (C), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman GillVirat Kohli, KL RahulRishabh Pant (WK), Axar Patel, Ravindra JadejaRavichandran Ashwin, jasprit bumrahMohammed Siraj.
Bangladesh playing XI – Shadman Islam, Zakir Hasan, Najmul Hossain Shanto (C), This is a reminder, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al-HasanLitton Das (WK), Mehidy Hassan Miraz, Taijul Islam, Taskin Ahmed, Nahid Rana.
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