ChennaicTypeface:> Team India began their practice session ahead of the first Test against Bangladesh, starting on September 19. The two-match series between India and Bangladesh will commence on September 19 in Chennai at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. The second Test will begin on September 27 in Kanpur. Head coach Gautam Gambhir, in his first Test assignment, aims to secure a series win. Players present for the practice session included the spin quartet of Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, and Kuldeep Yadav, pacer Jasprit Bumrah, star batters including captain Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, and wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant, among others.
Rohit will continue to lead the Test side. Pacers Akash Deep and Yash Dayal have received their maiden call-ups, while Rishabh Pant has returned to Test cricket for the first time since his life-threatening accident in December 2022. Notably, Virat Kohli will also return to the Test format for the first time since India’s tour of South Africa in January this year. He missed India’s home Test series against England due to the birth of his son, Akaay. Since then, Kohli has endured an underwhelming T20 World Cup and a tour of Sri Lanka. He will be keen to regain his form. (ANI)