IND vs BAN 1st Test: India asked to bat first in Chennai, Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav to sit out

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IND vs BAN: India were invited to bat first after losing the toss against Bangladesh in the first Test in Chennai on Thursday, September 19. Rohit Sharma has0 picked three pacers - Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, and Akash Deep, and picked two spinners in Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja.

India captain reckoned that he would have also opted to bowl first in conditions which are expected to help the pacers in the first session at least. An unlikely overcast condition with cool breezes prevailed early in the morning on the opening day of the Test at the iconic MA Chidambaram Stadium (Chepauk).

"I would have done that as well (bowl first). Little soft, the pitch. It's going to be challenging conditions. We have prepared well, so we should back our potential and play the way we know. Looking at the 10 Test matches, every match is important. But we want to focus on what lies in front of us. We came here a week back, we had a good prep leading up to this one. We feel confident. Three seamers and two spinners - Bumrah, Akash Deep, Siraj, Ashwin and Jadeja," Rohit Sharma said at toss.

India have picked Askash Deep ahead of Yash Dayal as their third seamer. He impressed in his debut against England, and also picked nine wickets including a five-fer in Duleep Trophy 2024 first-round matches.

Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav were left out as India went forward with the trusted spin combination of Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja. As expected Rishabh Pant and KL Rahul were also picked in the India playing eleven for the first Test against Bangladesh.

Further, Bangladesh also picked the same combination, and picked the same eleven which won them the second Test against Pakistan in Rawalpindi.

India playing 11 in 1st Test vs Bangladesh: Rohit Sharma (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj

Bangladesh playing 11 in 1st Test vs India: Shadman Islam, Zakir Hasan, Najmul Hossain Shanto(c), Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan, Litton Das(w), Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taskin Ahmed, Hasan Mahmud, Nahid Rana

India vs Bangladesh 1st Test Day 1 Pitch Report

"It's a day very unlike to what we are used to in Chennai - very cool at the moment at 28 degrees, but as the day progresses, it promises to be 33-34 which will be like the Chennai we all know. As we speak about the pitch, it's a red soil pitch. And what does red soil mean - bounce, turn and as the game progresses, the big spinners come into play. They have left a little bit of residual moisture underneath the pitch. So the fast bowlers will have their say at the start," Dinesh Karthik said.