Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat in the second and final Test against India in Dhaka on Thursday as the hosts look to level the series.
India, who won the first Test by 188 runs, were again without injured skipper Rohit Sharma who was replaced by KL Rahul.
The visitors dropped left-arm spinner Kuldeep Yadav – player of the match in the first game with eight wickets – and brought in paceman Jaydev Unadkat.
“Hard decision on Kuldeep but we know (Ravichandran) Ashwin and Axar (Patel) can find spin, and bring Jaydev in to cover all bases,” Rahul said.
Bangladesh made two changes, bringing in Taskin Ahmed for the injured Ebadot Hossain and Mominul Haque for Yasir Ali.
“If we can survive in the first two hours, we should do well. In Mirpur, it’s better for batting and will help spinners later on,” captain Shakib Al Hasan said.
Teams:
Bangladesh: Zakir Hasan, Najmul Hossain, Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan (capt), Liton Das, Nurul Hasan, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taijul Islam, Khaled Ahmed, Taskin Ahmed
India: KL Rahul (capt), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant, Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Jaydev Unadkat, Mohammed Siraj, Umesh Yadav
Here’s a look at the reactions for the decision:
Text inputs from AFP
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