India vs Bangladesh 1st Test Toss: The two-Test match series between India and Bangladesh has started. The captain of the Indian team is Rohit Sharma, while the captain of Bangladesh is Nazmul Hussain Shanto. The first Test match has started today i.e. on 19 September. In this, Bangladesh has won the toss and decided to bowl first. India will play with three fast bowlers and two spinners. Whereas, Bangladesh is playing with three fast bowlers and two all-rounders.
Bangladesh will bowl first due to moisture on the pitch
Bangladesh captain Nazmul Hussain Shanto said, “There is moisture on the pitch and we would like to take advantage of these conditions. The pitch looks hard and the fast bowlers will get help in the first session.” After this Shanto said, “The series against Pakistan has given confidence to the team. The team has a good mix of experienced and young players. Like the last match, this time too we will take the field with three fast bowlers and two all-rounders.
Rohit Sharma also takes the decision of fielding
India captain Rohit Sharma said, “He would have liked to field first. The conditions will be challenging, but we have prepared well. The next 10 Test matches will be important, and we are trying to keep our focus here. We came here a week ago and prepared well. We have done everything we needed to do. We have decided to field with three fast bowlers – Akash, Bumrah and Siraj, and two spinners – Ashwin and Jadeja.”
India’s playing XI
Rohit Sharma (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj.
Bangladesh playing XI
Shadman Islam, Zakir Hasan, Najmul Hossain Shanto (captain), Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan, Litton Das (wicketkeeper), Mehdi Hasan Miraz, Taskin Ahmed, Hasan Mahmud, Nahid Rana.
