For the Test series against Bangladesh, India names a full-strength squad, including KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant: Whether Pant would be a regular starter or not would be decided by the captain and coach.
Rishabh Pant, who was involved in a horrifying vehicle accident over two years ago, has been called up to the Indian Test team for the forthcoming series against Bangladesh, which kicks off in Chennai on September 19. Pant’s workload will be monitored for the course of the five home Test matches against Bangladesh and New Zealand due to his busy schedule; a possible break period for him at some time will be addressed. The Indian Express is aware that the selection committee has delegated the task of determining who would keep wickets—captain Rohit Sharma or head coach Gautam Gambhir—to Pant or Dhruv Jurel, who showed promise in the England series.
KL Rahul also returns, along with Pant, as the Ajit Agarkar-led team selected a full-strength lineup for the opening Test. The only new member of the team is left-arm seamer Yash Dayal. Rajat Patidar, Devdutt Padikkal, KS Bharat, and Mukesh Kumar have been left out of the squad that played in the Test series against England earlier this year; seamer Akash Deep has been retained in that lineup. With Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, R Ashwin, and Ravindra Jadeja, the spin department appears to be as powerful as ever.
A four-day camp has been organised at the MA Chidambaram Stadium starting on September 12, with India likely to play as many as ten Test matches over the next four months. Currently, it is unclear if Virat Kohli will report to the camp because there are hints that he may join the team at a later time.
