India To Play 3 Spinners vs Bangladesh As Youngster Misses Out? Report Says...

17.09.2024 - 04:55 sports.ndtv.com

India take on Bangladesh in the first Test encounter at the M Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai starting Thursday. The Rohit Sharma-led side will return to action after more than a month-long break and questions remain over what team composition India will go with in this game.

According to a report by Press Trust Of India (PTI), head coach Gautam Gambhir and skipper Rohit Sharma is expected to go with three spinners - Kuldeep Yadav, Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja.

That means Axar Patel will miss out of selection. Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj will be the pacers in the encounter. On the batting front, Pant is expected to make his Test return after a gap of almost two years.

Dhruv Jurel, who impressed his debut series against England, will be benched in that case. Rohit Sharma and Co had another extensive training session in the build up to the first Test against Bangladesh with all 16 squad members turning for practice at the Chepauk here on Monday.

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