Team India is currently on a tour of Sri Lanka, where it is going to play a limited-overs cricket series with the host team. First, the Indian team will play 3 T20s and then 3 ODIs. After this limited-overs cricket series, the Men in Blue will host Bangladesh at home and play a Test format series. According to the new cycle of the World Test Championship, this series is important for India. In such a situation, what kind of team will the selectors choose is the big question. How can Team India’s squad be for this series, let’s take a look at this.
Shubman Gill might lead the Indian Team
Team India has to play a 2-match Test series at home against Bangladesh. The Test series will start on September 19. In such a situation, if we talk about the strength of the Indian team for this series, then the captaincy of India in the Bangladesh series can be given to Shubman Gill. Rohit Sharma can be rested to manage the workload.
Rohit Sharma should rest
Let us tell you that Shubman Gill is being seen as the future captain of Team India. This is the reason why he has been made the vice-captain of India in white-ball cricket. In such a situation, he can also get the command of Team India in the Test series. Because Rohit can be given rest to manage the workload. There is talk of giving rest to Rohit because he has been playing continuously since the beginning of this year. This is the reason why the selectors can take this decision to keep him fresh for the upcoming series.
Ravindra Jadeja could miss the series
Apart from this, senior player Ravindra Jadeja can also get a rest in the Test series against Bangladesh. Axar Patel and Krunal Pandya can be tried in his place. Krunal has not played Test matches for India so far. In such a situation, he can get a chance to debut. Let us tell you that Jadeja has also not been selected in the ODI series against Sri Lanka. In their place, Washington Sundar and Axar Patel have been given a chance.
Indian predicted test squad for Bangladesh series
Shubman Gill (C), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant (WK-VC), Dhruv Jurel (WK), Devdutt Padikkal, R Ashwin, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Mohammed Shami, Jaspreet Bumrah, Arakshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav.
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