IND vs BAN: Aakash Chopra Picks India's Playing XI For Bangladesh First Test

Team India will face Bangladesh in the two-match Test series. The first match will be played at the Zahur Ahmed Chaudhary Stadium in Chattogram on December 14. KL Rahul will lead the Men in Blue in the series opener in the absence of Rohit Sharma, who was ruled out of the match due to a thumb injury. Former Indian opener Aakash Chopra has picked his playing XI for the first Test.

Rishabh Pant will be available for the Test series against Bangladesh after missing the one-day internationals due to personal reasons. The visitors’ bowling attack has been significantly weakened by the absence of senior bowlers Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, and Ravindra Jadeja due to injuries. This is an excellent opportunity for others to stake a claim for a test spot.

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There Will Be Questions In The Bowling – Aakash Chopra 

In a video shared on his YouTube channel, Chopra opined that India’s batting looks to be in good shape, but there will be concerns about the bowling. The commentator turned cricketer said that Shubman Gill will open with stand-in skipper Rahul. The former Indian batter believes Rishabh Pant would bat at No. 5 ahead of Shreyas Iyer.

“There will be questions in the bowling. I feel the batting is sorted because you will see Shubman Gill opening alongside KL Rahul. KL Rahul is of course the captain for this match, Rohit Sharma is not available.”

“Cheteshwar Pujara comes at No. 3. After that, Virat Kohli will come at No. 4. I feel the top four should do very well in these conditions. Pant can be at No. 5 and Iyer at No. 6. This is the batting order that I am envisaging.”

I See Both Of Them Playing At No. 7 And No. 8 – Aakash Chopra

Chopra named Ravichandran Ashwin and Axar Patel as the two spin-bowling all-rounders for the first Test. He believes that Shardul Thakur will be the third seamer if India prefer to play with three pacers.

“After that, two all-rounders – Ravichandran Ashwin and Axar Patel. I see both of them playing at No. 7 and No. 8. As soon as Test cricket comes, the talk is about Ashwin coming and shining. Axar Patel – it has been some time since he played Test cricket because he has been injured and India have not played many Tests.”

“Either you go with three fast bowlers or two fast bowlers and three spinners. The sort of pitch that was there in the ODI, it seems there will be more help for the fast bowlers. Mohammed Siraj will 100% play. In my opinion, Umesh Yadav is confirmed. I feel Shardul Thakur has a bright chance of playing, you also get the all-rounder ability.”

Aakash Chopra’s Probable XI

KL Rahul, Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer, Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Shardul Thakur/Kuldeep Yadav

Also read: IND vs BAN: “He Might Not Play In The XI Because Of KL Rahul And Shubman Gill”- Dinesh Karthik On Abhimanyu Easwaran

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