Overview

• Yashasvi Jaiswal, despite his recent successes, struggled against fast bowlers in the nets, raising concerns ahead of the series.
• Virat Kohli also faced difficulties against Jasprit Bumrah and net bowler Gurnoor Brar during practice sessions in Chennai.
• India's lineup for the first Test is expected to include three spinners—Ashwin, Jadeja, and Kuldeep Yadav—with Bumrah and Siraj as pacers.
• Rishabh Pant is set to make his return to Test cricket, replacing Dhruv Jurel in the playing XI.
• Bangladesh, buoyed by their historic 2-0 series win in Pakistan, are seen as formidable opponents by cricket legends like Sunil Gavaskar.