Indian cricket team captain Rohit Sharma has won the toss and elected to bowl first in the second and final Test match against Bangladesh in Kanpur on Friday.
The hosts, who lead the two-match series 1-0, are unchanged, while the start of the match was delayed by an hour under cloudy skies due to overnight rain and a wet outfield.
Two changes have been made to the Bangladesh team led by Najamul Hussain Shanto, in what could be former captain Shakib Al Hasan’s last match in the format.
In place of Naheed Rana and Tasin Ahmed, fast bowler Khalid Ahmed and left-arm spinner Tejul Islam have been included in the team.
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Shakib Al Hasan on Thursday said he wants his Test match to return to Mirpur during the series against South Africa.
However, the Proteas are still assessing whether it is safe to visit Bangladesh after the student-led revolution that ousted leader Sheikh Hasina last month.
Shakib Al Hasan, 37, faces murder charges along with dozens of other members of Hasina Wajid’s party, who are accused of involvement in a deadly crackdown on protesters.
Bangladesh Cricket Board chief Farooq Ahmed has said that the security of the players is not in the hands of the board.
Najamul Hussain Shantu said he was happy to bat first and hoped his batsmen would do better than the 280-run defeat in Chennai.
The team
India: Rohit Sharma (captain), Yashwi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Akash Deep and Mohammad Siraj.
Bangladesh: Najamul Hasan Shanto (Captain), Shadman Islam, Zakir Hasan, Mominul Haq, Mushfiqul Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan, Latin Das (Wicketkeeper), Mehdi Hasan Meraj, Tejul Islam, Hasan Mehmood and Khalid Ahmed.
Umpires: Chris Brown (New Zealand), Richard Kettleborough (England)
TV Umpire: Rod Tucker (Australia)
Match Referee: Jeff Crowe (New Zealand)
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2024-09-28 06:42:13
