In Kanpur, the toss was delayed by an hour. India’s captain, Rohit Sharma, won the toss and elected to bowl first in their second Test at Green Park Stadium. India has decided to stick with the squad that defeated Australia by 280 runs in the first Test. This indicates that they have continued to use a three-man pace attack consisting of Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep, and Jasprit Bumrah, with their spinners being Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin. Although it didn’t rain today, it did pour virtually the whole night before the Kanpur match.
India would aim for a clean sweep when they clash against Bangladesh in the second and final Test starting Friday at Green Park in Kanpur. However, the host would like their captain Rohit Sharma and veteran batter Virat Kohli to find form after their poor outings in the first Test in Chennai. All this, if only the weather permits. As per the forecast, quite a bit of rainfall is expected the first three days. In fact, some of it arrived earlier than expected, forcing the ground staff to spring into action and cover the pitch and entire outfield.
Here are some key pointers related to the India vs Bangladesh 2nd Test in Kanpur:
- Rohit Sharma won the toss and chose to bowl first
- Toss was delayed by an hour due to a wet outfield
- India haven’t lost a Test at the Green Park Stadium in 41 years.
- The return of black soil could prompt captain Rohit Sharma to bring in an additional spinner and rest one of his pacers.
- India’s Ravichandran Ashwin has taken 16 Test wickets at the venue, and can overtake Kapil Dev’s tally of 25 if he has a field day.
- This will be Virat Kohli’s only 2nd Test in Kanpur. The last time he played – in 2021 – he scored 27 runs across both innings.
- Bangladesh are yet to beat India in Test matches.
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Source: HT
