For their first Test match against Bangladesh in Chennai, India has selected three fast bowlers: Mohammed Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah, and Akash Deep. Najmul Hossain Shanto, the captain of Bangladesh, chose to bowl first after winning the toss.
For the first Test match between India and Bangladesh at Chennai’s MA Chidambaram Stadium, three seamers have been selected. On a gloomy morning in Chennai, Bangladesh skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto chose to bowl first after winning the toss. Remarkably, a team chose not to bowl at Chepauk in 1982. As a result, after 42 years, Shanto became the first captain to achieve so at the location. In addition to saying that the management has included three seamers for the game, India skipper Rohit Sharma disclosed his intention to bowl first after losing the toss.
As a result, Akash Deep will work with Mohammed Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah as a seam duo. India last fielded three seamers at home against Bangladesh in the Kolkata Day/Night Test in 2019. When Akash took Bumrah’s position during the fourth Test match between England and India in Ranchi earlier this year, he made an incredible start in international cricket. In a fantastic new ball spell, the 27-year-old dismissed Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, and Zak Crawley for 3/83 in the first innings.
He recently had another outstanding performance for India A in the Duleep Trophy, taking nine wickets against India B in the tournament’s opening round at Bengaluru’s M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. Akash played a superb innings of 43 (42) in the second innings and recorded statistics of 9/116 over the course of the two innings.
Bangladesh fields three seamen
Two spinners, Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin, have been added in the interim. After his absence from the final four Tests of the series against England, KL Rahul also returned to the team. In lieu of Rahul, Sarfaraz Khan, who dazzled everyone in his debut series against England, was chosen over the 32-year-old.
After more than two years away, wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant is making a comeback to the Test team. However, Bangladesh used the same lineup from their most recent Test victory against Pakistan, which included three seamers in Taskin Ahmed, Nahid Rana, and Hasan Mahmud.
Bangladesh (Playing XI): Najmul Hossain Shanto (c),Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taskin Ahmed, Hasan Mahmud, Nahid Rana, Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan, Litton Das (w), Shadman Islam, Zakir Hasan
India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma(c),Ramindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj, Virat Kohli, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, KL Rahul, and Rishabh Pant (w).
