Bangladesh vs India: Rohit Sharma ruled out of the opening Test in Chattogram due to a thumb injury and KL Rahul will lead the visiting team in his absence.
- KL Rahul will lead India in the 1st Test
- Rohit Sharma sustained a thumb injury during the ODI series
- Abhimanyu Easwaran roped in as Rohit’s replacement
Rohit Sharma ruled: Rohit Sharma will not play in India’s first Test match against Bangladesh, which will begin on December 14 at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium. The 34-year-old was unable to play in the third and final game of the series on Saturday in Chattogram due to a thumb injury he sustained during the second ODI in Dhaka.
Rohit’s participation in the red-ball games would be questionable, according to head coach Rahul Dravid, and the Indian captain will go back to Mumbai to assess the severity of his ailment. The Nagpur-born Rohit will be replaced in the first Test by KL Rahul, who led the Men in Blue to a 227-run triumph in the most recent ODI.
Abhimanyu Easwaran as a replacement for the opener spot: IND vs BAN
In the meanwhile, Abhimanyu Easwaran has been recalled to take Rohit’s place. Easwaran recently participated in India’s 1-0 victory over Bangladesh A in an unofficial Test series. After scoring 157 in the first innings of the second game. The right-handed batter named as Player of the Match.
Mohammed Shami and Ravindra Jadeja, replaced by Saini and Saurabh, respectively. Jadeja is out with a knee issue, while Shami is out of the series due to a shoulder injury.
Since receiving his first India call-up earlier this year, Saurabh has been on fire and is a strong candidate to play his first Test in the series. The left-arm spinner defeated Bangladesh A in two unofficial Tests by taking 15 wickets.
Unadkat has received compensation for his successful period in domestic cricket. He has been doing well for Saurashtra for a while, and the selectors have suddenly recognized him. Unadkat recalled to the Test team after 12 years. It unclear if they will be included in the playing 11 or not.
India have never lost a Test match against Bangladesh. Despite the visitor’s below-par performance in the ODI series, they enter the Test series as favorites.
India’s updated squad for Bangladesh Tests: KL Rahul (C), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara (VC), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (WK), KS Bharat (WK), Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Shardul Thakur, Mohd. Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Navdeep Saini, Saurabh Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat.
