At Chennai’s MA Chidambaram Stadium on Thursday, September 19, India and Bangladesh will play their first Test match.
After an unusual 43-day layoff, the Indian cricket team is scheduled to play two highly-anticipated Test matches against Bangladesh. On Thursday, September 19, the historic MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai will host the first of the two Tests.
Bangladesh is entering the tour having defeated Pakistan earlier this month in a historic first-ever Test series. When Najmul Hossain Shanto’s team defeated Pakistan 2-0 at home, it stunned the cricket community. Legendary Indian cricketers Harbhajan Singh and Suresh Raina have warned India not to take Bangladesh lightly after this historic outcome. Dinesh Karthik, on the other hand, took a different tack, believing that India won’t be very concerned about the Bangla Tigers.
Bangladesh, in my opinion, won’t pose an issue for India. Karthik stated in a video “I don’t think Bangladesh will trouble India much, even though they’ve played well in Pakistan.” Beating India in India is a difficult assignment.
India will play for the first time since losing their ODI series 0–2 to Sri Lanka last month. To maintain their lead in the standings, Rohit Sharma and company will resume their World Test Championship (WTC) adventure. Bangladesh, however, has shot up to No. 4 on the rankings after their victory over Pakistan.
Analyzing the Test cricket head-to-head score between Bangladesh and India
In the past, India dominated the red-ball circuit more than Bangladesh. The two sides have played 13 times since 2000; India has won 11 of the meetings, while Bangladesh has not yet claimed a win. There were just two draws under the direction of Habibul Bashar in 2007 and Mushfiqur Rahim in 2015.
The final Test series between India and Bangladesh was in 2022. In Chittagong, the former won the first Test by 188 runs, and in Dhaka, the second Test was won by three wickets.
