Virat Kohli at No. 4; No KL Rahul or Axar Patel - Brad Hogg Predicts IND's XI For Test vs BAN

We are roughly a week away from the start of the opening Test between India and Bangladesh in Chennai. With the Tests being part of the ongoing World Test Championship cycle, India is not taking any risk and looking to play their best side available. That means the big stars like Virat Kohli , Rohit Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah come back in the fold. One understands that there are going to be a few tough selections like will KL Rahul get a chance in the playing XI over Sarfaraz Khan and also, will Axar Patel edge Ravichandran Ashwin to the XI? Amid all the speculations happening, former Australian cricketer Brad Hogg has predicted his XI India should play. It is surprising to see both Rahul and Axar do not feature in his XI. 

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‘Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma open the batting’

"The XI that I am going to the first Test match against Bangladesh for India – Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma open the batting. Gill three, Kohli at 4, and Jadeja coming at five just to keep that left-handed right-hand combination going. Sarfaraz Khan, Pant and then you're into the bowlers, where you've got Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Siraj, and Bumrah," Hogg said on his YouTube channel.

"That team will go pretty well down in Australia as well. So, they've got to start warming up for the Australian summer. India, so this will be a good start for them. No KL Rahul or Axar Patel in my playing XI," he added.

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India's Test Squad for Tests vs Bangladesh : Rohit Sharma (C), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli , KL Rahul , Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant (WK), Dhruv Jurel (WK), R Ashwin, R Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohd. Siraj, Akash Deep, Jasprit Bumrah , Yash Dayal.

The first Test versus Bangladesh starts on September 19 in Chennai.