Kanpur:India will look to make a clean sweep against Bangladesh in the second and final Test starting here from Friday. It will come down with intention,, So his eyes will be on his big players Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. Thanks to Ravichandran Ashwin's all-round performance, Shubman Gill's brilliant century, Ravindra Jadeja's excellent batting and Rishabh Pant's explosive comeback, India registered an easy win despite the pressure of Bangladesh's fast bowlers on the first day in Chennai. The way India came back in the match further strengthened its dominance in Test cricket, especially on home soil, where it is moving towards a record of 18th consecutive series win. After making a successful comeback to white-ball cricket, it was time for Pant to show that Test cricket is the ground where he can make the biggest impact. Looks like he's added another dimension to his game:
Restraining his aggressive tendencies when the situation demands, making him even more dangerous. However, both Rohit and Virat both Rohit and Virat The bats remained silent in the first match of the series, as Bangladesh pacers Hasan Mahmood and Taskin Ahmed bowled a probing line on a helpful track and were rewarded. With a long Test season ahead, both the leading batsmen should be desperate to score runs. Kohli, playing his first Test at home since March 2023, did not look at his sharpest form and one can only count on him not to play big cover drives at the start of his innings. The Green Park wicket has traditionally been a low and slow track which helps the spinners. Although the fast bowlers are expected to get some help in the beginning,
But not much change is expected in the basic nature of the pitch prepared from black soil brought from Unnao. The wicket will become slower as the game progresses. This means that India can field three spinners instead of three fast bowlers. If this happens, Akash Deep can make way for Kuldeep Yadav. If India feel they need more help with the bat, Axar Patel could overshadow home hero Kuldeep, who has performed brilliantly in the last 18 months. In the last Test played at Green Park in 2021, India lost three The spinners – Ashwin, Jadeja and Axar – ended in a thrilling draw with New Zealand.
Interestingly, the 2021 encounter and before that in 2016 (also against New Zealand) lasted for five days. On the other hand, Bangladesh, who failed to perform well with the bat in the first match of the series, are expected to Will make changes in his playing eleven. He struggled against a high-quality Indian fast bowling attack in his first match in Chennai and then could not cope with Ashwin and company while chasing an impossible target. The team management has given contradictory statements on the availability of Shakib Al Hasan. While a selector had said that he was doubtful to play due to a finger injury sustained while batting in Chennai, head coach Chandika Hathurusinghe said that he was eligible for selection.
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