The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced the squad for the second Test against Bangladesh, making no changes in the 16-man team from the first Test. The second Test starts on September 27 in Kanpur.
There were some talks of KL Rahul being replaced in the squad after he failed in the first innings of the Chennai Test, scoring just 16 runs.
The board, however, seems okay to give him another chance or might replace him with Sarfaraz Khan in the Playing XI who is already in the squad.
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The announcement comes shortly after India wrapped up the first Test in Chennai with a 280-run shortly before lunch on day 4 (Sep 22).
Bangladesh resumed day 4 from the overnight score of 158/4 with skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto and veteran all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan on the crease.
It was Ravi Ashwin who broke the 48-run partnership to dismiss Shakib for 25. The visitors gave in soon after that with Ravindra Jadeja removing Litton Das in quick succession.
Ashwin then dismissed Mehidy Hasan Miraz to complete his five-for before Jadeja removed Shanto (82) to dash any remaining resistance from Bangladesh. The spinners then took one each of the rest of the two wickets to wrap up the Bangladesh innings.
Chasing a daunting 515, Bangladesh were bowled out for 234 with Ravi Ashwin taking his 37th career five-for. Ashwin, who had scored a century in the first innings, finished with the figures of 6/88. Ashwin was also adjudged Player of the Match for his all-rounder performance.
India squad for second Test against 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