Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant return, Rahul or Sarfaraz: India's predicted XI for 1st Test vs Bangladesh

KL Rahul , Rishabh Pant , Virat Kohli , Kuldeep Yadav return as the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the much-awaited squad for the Tests versus Bangladesh and it was on predicted lines. As reports suggested, the Indian board revealed the squad just after the first round of Duleep Trophy matches were over. There were no major surprises. As expected, veteran pacer Mohammed Shami misses out. KL Rahul and Kuldeep Yadav make a comeback to the Test side. The first test between India and Bangladesh will take place from September 19th. The two match Test series will mark the beginning of India's test season. India will play 10 Test matches in a span of 5 months starting from series against Bangladesh, then 3 match series against New Zealand and then the ultimate 5 match Test series against Australia in Australia - The Border Gavaskar Trophy. 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.