Against Bangladesh, my India playing XI does not include KL Rahul or Axar Patel: Brad Hogg

When projecting India’s playing XI for the first Test match against Bangladesh, which begins on Thursday, September 19, former Australian spinner Brad Hogg omitted seasoned batsman KL Rahul and in-form all-rounder Axar Patel. Interestingly, the historic MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai will host the first Test match.

The 16-man team for the opening Test of the two-match series against Bangladesh was revealed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Sunday, September 8. While Rishabh Pant rejoined the Test team after nearly 21 months away, Yash Dayal received his first Test call-up. Hogg made some intriguing decisions when selecting the probable Indian playing lineup for their match against the Bangladesh Tigers.

India, so they will get off to a terrific start with this KL Rahul and Axar Patel are not in my playing XI,” he continued.

“The Indian XI that I will be taking to the first Test match against Bangladesh is Rohit Sharma and Jaiswal opening the batting. To maintain that left-handed right-hand combination, Gill bats first, Kohli bats fourth, and Jadeja bats fifth. “You have Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Siraj, Bumrah, and Sarfaraz Khan and Pant, and then you have the bowlers,” Hogg posted on his YouTube page.

“That team will also do admirably in Australia. In order to prepare for the Australian summer, they must begin warming up.

Can Tigers subdue India after slaughtering Pakistan?

Bangladesh, having defeated Pakistan in their own backyard for the first-ever series victory, will be flying high when they arrive in India. To win the series 2-0, Najmul Hossain Shanto’s team won both of the Tests.

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But India are a very different story; they have a deep squad, a lot of experience, and are atop the World Test Championship (WTC) points standings. Even though Bangladesh has the players to give the hosts a serious challenge, they will need to demonstrate a great deal of guts and drive to surpass India.