After winning the opening Test by a huge margin of 280 runs, India will take on Bangladesh at the Green Park, Kanpur from Friday onwards in the second match of the series. The visitors could only manage 149 runs on the board in the first innings and the poor batting show led to their downfall.
None of the Tigers batters could go past the 35-run mark in decent batting conditions and they will need to pull up their socks. We look at the current form, head-to-head, players to look out for, and squads of both teams in our match preview.
Current form of India: W W W W W
India was able to tick the right boxes in the opening Test as they bounced back from tricky situations. Ravichandran Ashwin shined with both bat and ball as he scored a fantastic knock of 113 runs in the first innings whereas he returned with 6-88 in the second essay.
Current form of Bangladesh: L W W L L
Bangladesh will be disappointed with their performance in the opening Test. They could not take advantage when they were ahead in the game and allowed India to bounce back. Bangladesh coach Chandika Hathurusingha has revealed that all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan is available for selection.
Head to Head: Matches: 14, Won by India: 12, Won by Bangladesh: 0, Draws: 2.
Players to watch out for: Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant, Ravichandran Ashwin, and Jasprit Bumrah will hold the key for India.
Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Litton Das, Nahid Rana, Taskin Ahmed, and Najmul Hossain Shanto will be the crucial players for Bangladesh.
Test squads
India: Rohit Sharma (c), Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Sarfaraz Khan, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Rishabh Pant (Wicket-keeper), Dhruv Jurel (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Md. Siraj, Akash Deep, Yash Dayal
Bangladesh: Najmul Hossain Shanto (c), Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Zakir Hasan, Shadman Islam, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim (Wicket-keeper), Litton Kumer Das (wk), Taijul Islam, Nayeem Hasan, Hasan Mahmud, Taskin Ahmed, Nahid Rana, Syed Khaled Ahmed, Jaker Ali Anik
