India vs Bangladesh Test series: BCCI announces squad for 1st Test; Rishabh Pant returns
While skipper Rohit Sharma will take charge of the squad from the front, the key highlight would be Pant who will return to the Indian Test squad after nearly 20 months for the two-match series against Bangladesh. Having played in the second and final Test against Bangladesh at Mirpur from December 22-25, 2022, Pant met a road accident a few days later on December 30 and made his return to top-flight cricket only in IPL this year.
The 26-year-old swashbuckling batter returned to the national side in their title-winning campaign in the T20 World Cup.
King Kohli will be back in action in the test series after missing the five-Test series against England at home earlier this year.
However, Mohammed Shami failed to make it to the Test side even though chairman of selectors Ajit Agarkar had earlier expressed that the right-arm seamer was targeting a return in the first Test against Bangladesh.
India vs Bangladesh test series:
India's long Test season begins with the first of the two Tests against Bangladesh in Chennai, starting on September 19.
The second Test of the series will be played at the Green Park Stadium in Kanpur from September 27 to October 1.
India and Bangladesh have played 13 Tests so far in which the former has won 11 times while two have ended in draws.
Bangladesh will enter this series having recorded a historic 2-0 win over Pakistan in the opponent's backyard whereas it will be India's first Test assignment since beating England 4-1 at home in January-March earlier this year.
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