India vs Bangladesh Test Series - Jasprit Bumrah Gets Dropped as Vice-Captain

Updated At: 2024/09/09

Team India is coming back into action in international cricket and now the focus has been shifted to the red-ball format. A 2-match Test series is scheduled to take place at home starting the 1st Test on 19th September at MA Chidambaram stadium.

BCCI has announced a 16-member squad for the Bangladesh series. Rohit Sharma will be leading the team and his next goal will be to reach the final match of the ongoing World Test Championship.

India will play 10 Test fixtures in the upcoming months. Out of these 10 fixtures, India needs 8 wins to reach the final match of WTC. A series win against Bangladesh will be a huge boost for the 2-time finalists.

Bangladesh is coming to play after a stunning Test series win over Pakistan by 0-2 and hence they will be confident to face India. However, on the top betting apps, the odds are in favour of Team India.

Jasprit Bumrah Dropped as Vice-Captain

India’s pace master Jasprit Bumrah is making a comeback to the team. He was on a well-deserved break since the T20 World Cup.

BCCI has chosen to remove Bumrah from the position of Vice-Captain. BCCI has not mentioned any name for the position. However, his removal from the position was a surprise to all the cricket experts.

Bumrah was a key conspirator for India’s win in the T20 World Cup 2024. He was also a key contributor for Team India against England in the Test series held earlier this year.

	Matches	Wickets	Economy	Average
Jasprit Bumrah (2024)	5	27	3.23	15.07

The Return of Rishabh Pant and KL Rahul

A major boost to team India will be the return of Rishabh Pant and KL Rahul in the team. Pant was out of red-call cricket action since his career-threatening accident in December 2022. He was last seen playing against Bangladesh itself at Mirpur.

KL Rahul will be in the spotlight for Team India. He was last seen playing against England in January in Test format. KL Rahul was out of action in international cricket because of his injuries.

Key Players for Team India

Shubman Gill

India’s stylish batsman Shubman Gill will be the first key player for team India. He has been part of 6 Test fixtures this year and has scored 498 runs at an average of 49.80 at a strike rate of 60.29.

He will be playing a crucial role for the team at the top order with Rohit Sharma.

Kuldeep Yadav

The left-arm Wrist spinner of India Kuldeep Yadav will be in the spotlight for the whole series. He has been an exceptional performer for India. In the last 4 Test fixtures, Kuldeep has picked up 19 wickets at an economy of 3.15.

Ravichandran Ashwin

Ravichandran Ashwin is currently ranked number 1 in the ICC Test Bowling rankings. In the last 5 Test fixtures for Team India, Ashwin has scalped 26 wickets at an economy of 4.12.