Indian cricket Team is set to face off against Bangladesh in the first Test match of their home season. They will square off in Chennai starting on September 19 in the first of the two matches of the series.
Rohit Sharma’s side are ready to face Bangladesh, who have, recently, beat Pakistan away from home comprehensively by a margin of 2-0. Meanwhile, there is a big curiosity on the type of pitch that will be used in the first Test. The big question is whether it will be a red soil surface or a black soil surface.
Also, it is important to mention that this will be the first Test match under India’s new head coach, Gautam Gambhir. Moreover, it will also be the first match under India’s new bowling coach, Morne Morkel.
As per reports, India batters with the likes of Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal have used two different nets in the practice session. The pace bowlers bowled on the red soil pitch, while the spinners bowled on the black soil pitch.
India kick off their home season with a two-match Test series against Bangladesh
India will square off against Bangladesh in a two-match Test series, starting 19th September (Image Credits: X)
The wicket at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai is known for assisting the spinners. India have the likes of Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadava as the spin bowling options. On the other hand, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep and Yash Dayal serve as the options in the pace bowling department.
India are, currently, placed at number one position in the World Test Championship (WTC) points table. India will play two Test matches against Bangladesh and three against New Zealand at home.
Then, they will travel to Australia for a five-match Test series in the Border-Gavaskar series. It remains to be seen which surface will be used for the first Test match against India and Bangladesh played.
