India vs Bangladesh

World Cups. Selections. Injuries. Series losses. With the red ball in hand, India need to quickly put these things aside and shift focus to the World Test ...

[who opens in the absence of Rohit](https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ban-vs-ind-1st-test-2022-23-india-xi-shubman-gill-or-abhimanyu-easwaran-will-saurabh-kumar-or-jaydev-unadkat-play-1349490)? The only current players ahead of him on the five-fors list are James Anderson (32), R Ashwin (30) and Nathan Lyon (21) [a rain-affected draw in Fatullah](https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/india-tour-of-bangladesh-2015-870723/bangladesh-vs-india-only-test-870729/full-scorecard)- and even though India have never lost a Test in Bangladesh, the host team is nothing like it was seven years ago. [Jaydev Unadkat](http://www.espncricinfo.com/player/jaydev-unadkat-390484)won't be available for selection as he hasn't reached Chattogram yet because of visa issues. [scored 465](https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/sri-lanka-in-bangladesh-2022-1308485/bangladesh-vs-sri-lanka-1st-test-1308488/full-scorecard)the last time they were there, opposite Sri Lanka in May. Apart from his memorable knocks in the recent ODIs - which were [an exhibition of his secondary skill](https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ban-vs-ind-odi-series-bowler-to-all-round-match-winner-mehidy-hasan-miraz-comes-of-age-1348677)- Mehidy will have fond memories of playing in Chattogram: his only Test century [came there against West Indies](https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/west-indies-in-bdesh-2020-21-1244017/bangladesh-vs-west-indies-1st-test-1244025/full-scorecard)in a match where he also took four-fours in each innings. Shubman Gill has not done much wrong in his fledgling Test career but there's also [Abhimanyu Easwaran](http://www.espncricinfo.com/player/abhimanyu-easwaran-699491)coming on the back of knocks of [157](https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/india-a-in-bangladesh-2022-23-1345446/bangladesh-a-vs-india-a-2nd-unofficial-test-1345449/full-scorecard)and [141](https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/india-a-in-bangladesh-2022-23-1345446/bangladesh-a-vs-india-a-1st-unofficial-test-1345448/full-scorecard)in the two games against Bangladesh A and also has the experience of playing on Bangladesh tracks having featured in [nine Dhaka Premier League games](https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=14507;team=5189;type=tournament)earlier this year. [KL Rahul](http://www.espncricinfo.com/player/kl-rahul-422108)into the spotlight. [Mehidy Hasan Miraz](http://www.espncricinfo.com/player/mehidy-hasan-miraz-629063)is breathing fire right now and will be eager to carry his white-ball form into the Tests. Like all of India's players, he can, for the moment, set aside the pressure of performing to keep his name in contention for a home World Cup, and just do what he has done [quite well over the last two years](https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/422108.html?class=1;spanmax1=13+Dec+2022;spanmin1=13+Dec+2020;spanval1=span;template=results;type=batting;view=match). [their WTC chances](https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/what-india-australia-south-africa-need-to-do-to-make-the-world-test-championship-final-1349445); they currently sit fourth on the table behind Australia, South Africa and Sri Lanka, and have six Tests left in this cycle - two in Bangladesh and four against Australia at home. With the red ball in hand, India need to quickly put these things aside and shift focus to the World Test Championship now.

India vs Bangladesh 1st Test Day 1 Live Score: Shubman Gill and KL Rahul added 41 runs for the opening wicket after India won the toss and opted to bat.

India have played only a handful of Tests this year and the outcome has not been an ideal one. Rohit Sharma, who was initially part of the series, was sent back to India after he injured his thumb. Taijul Islam bowls it quick in the air, as Pujara bends and plays the ball with soft hands. He was seen doing the same in the opening session. He then craftily guides a back of a length ball for a boundary towards the third man region. India will look to add at least 100-125 runs in the remaining time, and hope they don't lose too many wickets in the process. Ebadot Hossain pitches it up and wide and Shreyas Iyer drives it towards the cover for a boundary. He plays a pitched up delivery in the gap on the onside, which results in four. Shreyas Iyer charges down the track against Mehidy Hasan and goes for the aerial route. Now Pujara gets innovative as he shuffles in the crease and plays a late sweep behind the wicketkeeper for a boundary against Mehidy. He cuts it in the gap between the fielders as the shots races to the fence. Catch Highlights of India vs Bangladesh (IND vs BAN) 1st Test Day 1.

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The India vs Bangladesh 1st Test match will be played today, on Wednesday, 14 December. Know the live streaming app and channel in India here.

India vs Bangladesh 1st Test match is all set to take place on Wednesday. You can watch the live scores on the app. In the Test series, India is gearing up to defeat Bangladesh. In the absence of Rohit Sharma, Rahul might open Indian innings in the Test series along with opener Shubman Gill. It is important to note that India already lost the ODI series earlier. KL Rahul is leading Team India in the Test series and the players are looking forward to starting on a fresh note.

The visitors will start as overwhelming favourites in Test format, in which the Bangladesh is yet to beat India but the absence of Rohit Sharma, ...

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Ebadot strayed on the pads in the first over and KL Rahul flicked it to the fine leg fence for his first boundary of the match. The second slip moves to leg gully for Khaled, who goes full and wide of off first ball, only for Rahul to slash it wide of gully for four. The pace of Ebadot Hossain and spin of Taijul Islam in tandem at the moment. Pujara has already come down to get to the pitch of the ball twice in the 16th over. He teases Rahul with a slightly wide ball, Rahul falls for the trap and watches his stumps in disarray. Squares him up and hits him in front of the stumps. Pujara got a reprieve on the second ball after lunch off the bowling of Ebadot. Off the fourth ball of the 37th, Shreyas Iyer drove Ebadot Hossain through off-side and took off for a single. Iyer has 8 off 23 balls and that includes the boundary off the outside edge he got off the first ball. Ebadot bowls a short ball, and Pujara moves to 46 by rocking back and punching the ball through covers for four. Iyer saw off the iffy phase early in his innings and is now looking set for a big one. Iyer offered a chance on 67 off the bowling of Mehidy but Ebadot dropped a sitter in the deep.