NEW DELHI: Indian cricketers hit the ground running in an intense practice session for the forthcoming two-match Test series against Bangladesh.
September 19 marks the start of the first Test in Chennai, while September 27 marks the start of the second match in Kanpur.
The Indian cricket board (BCCI) shared a video on Saturday of the practice session at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
The video shows Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Ravindra Jadeja, KL Rahul, among others undergoing grueling batting practice.
The Indian pace attack, spearheaded by Jasprit Bumrah, also went full throttle during the practice session.
Team India is seven places ahead of Bangladesh in the official Test rankings published by the ICC and leads the World Test Championship standings.
After taking on Bangladesh, India will play three Tests at home against New Zealand and then will head to Australia for a five-match Test series.
After winning both of the Tests in Pakistan, Bangladesh is riding high after defeating their Asian rivals in a Test series for the first time.
Team India squad for first Test: 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
Bangladesh Test squad: Najmul Hossain Shanto (captain), Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Zakir Hasan, Shadman Islam, Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan, Litton Das, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taijul Islam, Nayeem Hasan, Nahid Rana, Hasan Mahmud, Taskin Ahmed, Syed Khaled Ahmed, Jaker Ali Anik
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