ndia captain Virat Kohli has been accorded much-needed rest for the 3-match T20I series vs Bangladesh while the fans’ wait to see ex-captain MS Dhoni in India colours has been further delayed. Kerala wicketkeeper Sanju Samson has also been rewarded for his rich returns in the Vijay Hazare Trophy as he returns to the India squad after more than 4 years.
India’s squad for T20I series against Bangladesh: Rohit Sharma(Capt), Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul, Sanju Samson, Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Rishabh Pant(wk), Washington Sundar, Krunal Pandya, Yuzvendra Chahal, Rahul Chahar, Deepak Chahar, Khaleel Ahmed, Shivam Dube, Shardul Thakur
India’s squad for Test series against Bangladesh: Virat Kohli (Capt), Rohit Sharma, Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Hanuma Vihari, Saha (wk), R Jadeja, R Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav, Ishant Sharma, Shubman Gill, Rishabh Pant
The fate of Bangladesh tour of India was under dark clouds till Wednesday night after Shakib al Hasan-led cricketers had gone on a strike with a list of demands from their board (BCB) including pay hike. But in a meeting that lasted till late night in Dhaka on Wednesday between BCB chief Nazmul Hassan and the players, a truce was reached wherein the former agreed to most of the players’ demands thus bringing an end to speculations over the tour’s future.
With just over a year to go before the start of the T20 World Cup in Australia, the Indian team, which is currently ranked 4th in the ICC T20I rankings, will use the 3 games vs Bangladesh to make a prepare themselves for the global tournament. Having won the inaugural edition of the World T20 in 2007 under MS Dhoni’s leadership, the Men in Blue have since failed to win the coveted title in the next 4 attempts. They finished as runner-ups at the 2014 edition, going down to eventual winners Sri Lanka.
The 2-Test series against Bangladesh will provide a great opportunity for India to further strengthen their top-ranking in the ongoing World Test Championship. Virat Kohli’s team have won all 5 of their WTC matches so far (2 vs West Indies, 3 vs South Africa). India are currently sitting atop the World Test Championship points table with 240 points from 3 Tests so far. They are way ahead of 2nd placed New Zealand and Sri Lanka who have 60 points each from 2 matches played.
The schedule of Bangladesh tour of India is as under:
1st T20I, New Delhi – November 3
2nd T20I, Rajkot – November 7
3rd T20I, Nagpur – November 10
1st Test, Indore – November 14-18
2nd Test, Kolkata – November 22-26
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