India ask Bangladesh to bat in second Test
India captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to field in the second and final Test against Bangladesh at Kanpur’s Green Park Stadium today.
Bangladesh made two changes to their lineup, bringing in pacer Khaled Ahmed and spinner Taijul Islam to replace Nahid Rana and Taskin Ahmed. India, however, opted to field an unchanged XI.
Despite losing the toss, Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto remained optimistic, stating, “I would have chosen to bat first.”
Bangladesh (Playing XI): Shadman Islam, Zakir Hasan, Najmul Hossain Shanto(c), Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan, Litton Das(w), Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taijul Islam, Hasan Mahmud, Khaled Ahmed
India (Playing XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant(w), KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Akash Deep, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj.
