The moment after India won the first Test match against Bangladesh in Chennai on Sunday, the BCCI declared an unchanged squad for the second Test, starting September 27 in Kanpur. There were a lot of talks going on as to whether Jasprit Bumrah would be rested but then the senior selection committee, led by Ajit Agarkar added the pace bowler in India’s second Test squad.
The likes of Yash Dayal and Akash Deep managed to hold their places while Sarfaraz Khan and Dhruv Jurel will also travel with the team. The Indian team outplayed Bangladesh by 280 runs in Chennai on Sunday, September 22, and took a 1-0 lead in the two-match series.
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India retains same squad for 2nd Test against Bangladesh.
More Details #TeamIndia | #INDvBAN | IDFCFIRSTBankhttps://t.co/2bLf4v0DRu — BCCI (BCCI) September 22, 2024
A lot of positives transpire within the Indian team in the first Test as the likes of Rishabh Pant, Shubman Gill, and Ravichandran Ashwin scored brilliant centuries. In bowling, Ashwin who was playing on his home ground managed to scalp six wickets in the second innings against Bangladesh.
Fantastic start for Team India in this year’s red-ball season! Absolutely loved watching ashwinravi99’s calculated knock in the first innings and his match-winning spell in the second. ShubmanGill and imjadeja were brilliant with the bat and special shoutouts to… pic.twitter.com/9UDLhXDBoV
— Jay Shah (JayShah) September 22, 2024
The Bangladesh batsmen looked clueless in front of the lethal bowling attack of the Indian team. The Indian team under the leadership of Rohit Sharma will look to continue their winning momentum in the second Test which is slated to be played in Kanpur from September 27.
India Squad for Second Test vs Bangladesh: Rohit Sharma (C), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant (WK), Dhruv Jurel (WK), R Ashwin, R Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohd. Siraj, Akash Deep, Jasprit Bumrah, Yash Dayal.