Bangladesh announced the team for the Test series, these players will compete with India.
Bangladesh has announced its team for the Test series against India starting on 19 September. 16 players have been included in the squad for this two-match series, which will be led by Nazmul Hasan Shanto. The Bangladesh team recently registered a historic 2-0 win against Pakistan. All the players who went on this tour performed brilliantly. Therefore, not much change has been made in the team. Fast bowler Shoriful Islam is injured. Therefore, Zaker Ali has been included in the team in his place.
Who is in the Bangladesh team?
Like Pakistan, Zakir Hasan and Shadman Islam will take the responsibility of opening against India. Captain Nazmul Shanto will strengthen Bangladesh at number 3. Apart from these, Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahman, and Mahmudul Hasan Joy are included in the team as batsmen, while Litton Das will be seen doing wicketkeeping. Zaker Ali, who came as a replacement for Shoriful Islam, will be the second wicketkeeper-batsman of the team. Shakib Al Hasan and Mehdi Hasan Miraz will be the spin all-rounders. Taskin Ahmed, Hasan Mahmud, Syed Khalid Ahmed, and Nahid Rana will be the 4 main pacers of the team. Apart from these, Naim Hasan and Taijul Islam are two other spinners.
Bangladesh's full squad:
Nazmul Hasan Shanto (captain), Zakir Hasan, Shadman Islam, Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahman, Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Litton Das (wicketkeeper), Zaker Ali (wicketkeeper), Shakib Al Hasan, Mehdi Hasan Miraz, Naim Hasan, Taijul Islam, Taskin Ahmed, Hasan Mahmud, Syed Khaled Ahmed, Nahid Rana.
Record against India
The Bangladesh team had earlier visited India in 2019-20 for a 2-match Test series. India had then defeated Bangladesh 2-0. So far, 13 Test matches have been played between the two teams. During this time, India won 11 matches, and 2 matches were drawn. That is, the Bangladesh team has still not been able to defeat India in Tests. After defeating Pakistan, the entire team including captain Shanto is coming to India with confidence. He will try his best to register his first win in Tests against India as well.
Who is where in the WTC table?
In the current cycle of the World Test Championship, a total of 9 teams were in the race. Pakistan's team has been eliminated from this race after losing the series to Bangladesh. Among the remaining 8 teams, the Indian team is number one in the table with 68.52 percentage points. On the other hand, Bangladesh's team remains at number four with 45.83 percentage points.