IND vs BAN: BCCI Announces India A Squads For Unofficial 4-day Tests Against Bangladesh A

Published - 23 Nov 2022, 11:38 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 12:14 AM

Cheteshwar Pujara
Cheteshwar Pujara. Image: Twitter

Indian Cricket Team is all set to clash against Bangladesh for a 2-Test Match Series starting from 14th December. This Test Series is critical for India as they are placed in 4th position with 52.08 percentile in ICC World Test Championship (WTC 2021-23). Bangladesh is reeling at the bottom of the standings and would be eyeing to spoil the party of India.

India would be well aware of the fact that they not only have to win the Test Matches but win with a huge margin. The Men in Blue would be banking on the star batter Virat Kohli to amass runs as his comeback has been magnificent.

Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli (Photo by Pankaj Nangia/ Sportzpics for BCCI

BCCI Announces India A Squad

The All India Senior Selection Panel has named the Test Squads. The 1st 4-day Test Matches are scheduled on 29th November whereas the 2nd 4-day Test Match is on 6th December. These 2 Unofficial Test Matches will give the players ample practice as the squad includes the veteran Cheteshwar Pujara.

BCCI
BCCI. Pic Credits: Twitter.

India A squad for 1st four-day game: Abhimanyu Easwaran (C), Rohan Kunnummal, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Yash Dhull, Sarfaraz Khan, Tilak Varma, Upendra Yadav (wk), Saurabh Kumar, Rahul Chahar, Jayant Yadav, Mukesh Kumar, Navdeep Saini, Atit Sheth

India A squad for 2nd four-day game: Abhimanyu Easwaran (C), Rohan Kunnummal, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Yash Dhull, Sarfaraz Khan, Tilak Varma, Upendra Yadav (wk), Saurabh Kumar, Rahul Chahar, Jayant Yadav, Mukesh Kumar, Navdeep Saini, Atit Sheth, Cheteshwar Pujara, Umesh Yadav, KS Bharat (wk)

Enthralling Series on Cards

India would be well aware of the fact that they cannot take Bangladesh lightly. These 4-Day games can make some 11th-hour changes in the squad as there are chances that Sarfaraz Khan may get drafted who has amassed huge runs in the domestic circuit.

Sarfaraz Khan
Sarfaraz Khan. Image: Twitter

Head Coach Rahul Dravid and Skipper Rohit Sharma would be well aware of the fact that India’s batting lineup is a bit fragile. The skipper Rohit Sharma has to be spot on the captaincy and needs to get a significant score on the board.

Also Read: IND vs BAN: Ravindra Jadeja & Yash Dayal Ruled Out Of Bangladesh ODIs, Replacement Announced

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ICC World Test Championship 2021-23 India National Cricket Team India vs Bangladesh 2022 Virat Kohli 4-Day Franchise Series
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