India Playing 11 vs Bangladesh- 1st Test, Bangladesh tour of India 2024

Team India is all set to take on Bangladesh in a Test series at home. The IND vs BAN Test series will observe two games and the first match will be played in Chennai. Rohit Sharma leads India in the series.

India has a marvellous record against the Asian rivals and has never lost a Test match against them. Out of 13 games between both sides, they defeated Bangladesh in 11 while 2 ended in a draw.

Rohit Sharma has formed a powerful squad to outplay the visitors. Notably, the hosts have the highest win percentage in the ICC World Test Championship 2023-25 and hold the top spot in the points table. Below we discuss their predicted playing 11 vs Bangladesh for the 1st Test.

India Playing 11 vs Bangladesh- 1st Test, Bangladesh tour of India 2024

Rohit Sharma

Rohit Sharma is the skipper of India in the IND vs BAN Test series and will lead the side in the opening game. He will also open the innings for the team.

Yashasvi Jaiswal

Yashasvi Jaiswal will be the other opener for the side and will open the batting with Rohit Sharma. He gave a marvellous performance in the previous Test series against England.

Shubman Gill

Shubman Gill will take the one-down slot for the team. He has done a decent job at one-down after Jaiswal took the opening slot in the Tests.

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Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli might take his regular two-down spot in the 1st Test against Bangladesh. After bidding goodbye to the T20Is, his focus has shifted to the longer formats.

Rishabh Pant (WK)

Rishabh Pant is back to the Test team after recovering from his injuries. He is the favourite wicketkeeper-batsman when it comes to Tests. Pant will aim to restart his journey in the longest format with the Bangladesh series.

KL Rahul

KL Rahul will be another middle-order batsman for the team in the opening game. Rahul is a reliable middle-order batsman in the longer formats.

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Ravindra Jadeja

Ravindra Jadeja would be the spin all-rounder in the 1st Test. Since the game takes place in Chennai, spinners have a lot of advantages.

Axar Patel

Axar Patel will be another spinner for the team against Bangladesh. He is a dominating bowler in Tests and can also smack runs while batting.

Ravichandran Ashwin

Ravichandran Ashwin will lead the spin attack for the team. At his home in Chennai, he is an even more lethal spinner to watch out for.

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Mohammed Siraj

Mohammed Siraj will be one of the pacers for the side. The right-arm pacer will look to dominate in the absence of Mohammed Shami.

Jasprit Bumrah

Jasprit Bumrah will lead the pace attack for the side. For Bumrah, the stadium conditions don't matter and he can get success at spin-friendly Chidambaram as well.