Bangladesh win toss, opt to bat first against India

Bangladesh won the toss and opted to bowl first against India in the first Test between the two sides taking place at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Thursday (September 19).

Chidambaram Stadium's wicket is made of red clay with some grass. The weather is a bit cloudy now. However, the weather may not be like this after 10 am.

Bangladesh side is facing the host India with three pace bowlers.

Bangladesh Squad
Shadman Islam, Zakir Hasan, Najmul Hossain Shanto (c), Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan, Litton Das (wk), Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taskin Ahmed, Hasan Mahmud, Nahid Rana.

India Squad
Rohit Sharma (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj.