Indore: India will look to continue their impressive run at home when they lock horns against Bangladesh in the first Test of two-match series at Holkar Stadium in Indore starting Thursday. The hosts recorded a comeback series victory in the T20I series and now will be eager to perform at similar level in the upcoming Test series.
Mominul Haque on captaincy debut wins toss and opts to bat first. India are fielding three pacers on what is usually a spicy wicket.
Pitch Report: It looks a very good pitch. The new ball bowlers would enjoy the grass cover for the first couple of hours. There will be a good carry for the fast bowlers too. There is a little bit of moisture because it's a fresh pitch. Team winning the toss would still like to bat first.
What did the captains say?
Mominul Haque: We will bat first. It's a bit hard and it might break in fourth innings. It's a great honour to captain Bangladesh. Only few guys get this opportunity. We have seven batters and four bowlers.
Virat Kohli: It has a bit of grass on it and historically Indore on day 1 has been bit spicy plus we are playing three seamers. We wanted to bowl first but we also want batsmen to bat in tough conditions. It's ideal for our seamers who are in top form. I think, from day 2 onwards it will be a beautiful track to bat on. We are playing two spinners as well so we have covered for the third innings as well. Nadeem is not a part of this eleven and Ishant Sharma replaces him purely on the basis of the pitch.
Teams:
India (Playing XI): Mayank Agarwal, Rohit Sharma, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli(c), Ajinkya Rahane, Ravindra Jadeja, Wriddhiman Saha(w), Ravichandran Ashwin, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma
Bangladesh (Playing XI): Imrul Kayes, Shadman Islam, Mohammad Mithun, Mominul Haque(c), Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah, Liton Das(w), Mehedy Hasan, Taijul Islam, Abu Jayed, Ebadat Hossain
