Ind vs Ban: Visitors win toss, put India in to bat; Dube to make debut

Bangladesh win the toss in the first T20 against India and choose to bowl first. The match is being played at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi amid the high soaring pollution in the national capital. The AQI index at the stadium shows a reading of 245 which resorts to 'unhealthy air' category. The match between India and Bangladesh will also be the 1000th T20 International match. 

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Rohit Sharma surpasses MS Dhoni

Rohit Sharma who will be leading the Indian side in absence of Virat Kohli is all set to surpass MS Dhoni as the most capped T20 players of India. Meanwhile, Mahmudullah will lead the Bangladesh side post the ban imposed on Shakib Al Hassan by the ICC. Shivam Dube will be making his debut for India. The Bangladeshi captain also mentioned that it would be a great opportunity for the youngsters to step up as the team misses key players like Shakib Al Hassan and Tamim Iqbal.

Squads:

India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma(c), Shikhar Dhawan, Lokesh Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant(w), Krunal Pandya, Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Deepak Chahar, K Khaleel Ahmed

Bangladesh (Playing XI): Liton Das, Soumya Sarkar, Mohammad Naim, Mushfiqur Rahim(w), Mahmudullah(c), Afif Hossain, Mosaddek Hossain, Aminul Islam, Shafiul Islam, Mustafizur Rahman, Al-Amin Hossain

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