India vs Bangladesh 2024, 2nd Test: Toss result and playing XIs for today's match, umpires list and pitch report
India are taking on Bangladesh at Green Park in Kanpur the second Test of the two-match series. The hosts are 1-0 up in the series, having registered a comprehensive 280-run triumph in Chennai, and will be keen to carry on with the same momentum. Bangladesh had their moments at Chepauk but failed to capitalize on the same.
India got off to a disappointing start with the bat in the Chennai Test but made a great comeback courtesy of a fighting partnership between Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja. The former scored a hundred on his home ground and also claimed six wickets in the second innings.
Keeper-batter Rishabh Pant also made a memorable comeback to red-ball cricket on the big stage with an impressive second-innings ton. Further, Shubman Gill made up for his first-innings duck with a hundred in the second essay. While India ticked most of the boxes in Chennai, they would want skipper Rohit Sharma and senior batter Virat Kohli back among the runs in Kanpur.
IND vs BAN 2nd Test toss result
India have won the toss and have opted to bowl first. Rohit Sharma explained:
“Looking at the conditions, plus there's a little softness in the pitch. There's a little bit of grass on it, so we feel it's better to give our bowlers a chance upfront."
India are going in with the same XI as the Chennai Test. For Bangladesh, Taijul Islam and Khaled Ahmed are in for Nahid Rana and Taskin Ahmed.
IND vs BAN 2nd Test match playing XIs
India: Rohit Sharma (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Akash Deep, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj.
Bangladesh: Shadman Islam, Zakir Hasan, Najmul Hossain Shanto (c), Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan, Litton Das (w), Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Hasan Mahmud, Taijul Islam, Khaled Ahmed.
IND vs BAN 2nd Test pitch report
In his pitch report, Murali Kartik says it’s a black soil pitch, but there is enough straw-colored grass in for the bowlers to extract some movement. He points out that traditionally pitches in Kanpur have been low and slow. Plenty of runs can be scored in the first innings, but scores tend to get low as the match progresses, the former left-arm spinner concludes.
IND vs BAN 2nd Test match players list
India squad: Rohit Sharma (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Dhruv Jurel, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Sarfaraz Khan, Axar Patel, Yash Dayal, Akash Deep.
Bangladesh squad: Najmul Hossain Shanto (c), Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Shadman Islam, Litton Das (wk), Mominul Haque, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Jaker Ali, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Khaled Ahmed, Zakir Hasan, Nahid Rana, Hasan Mahmud, Taskin Ahmed, Taijul Islam, Nayeem Hasan.
IND vs BAN 2nd Test match umpires
On-field umpires: Chris Brown, Richard Kettleborough
TV umpire: Rod Tucker
Match Referee: Jeff Crowe