India vs Bangladesh 2nd Test: Indian team captain Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are the key pillars of the batting order. To a large extent, Team India’s batting rests on these two players. But both these players do not have a good record on the Kanpur ground. The second Test match between India and Bangladesh will be played at the Green Park Stadium in Kanpur from September 27. Team India had taken a 1-0 lead in the series by winning the first match by 280 runs. Now by winning the second match, Team India will be eyeing to win the series. Team India played the last Test match on the Kanpur ground in the year 2021, which was a draw.
After 8 years, Rohit-Virat will play a test match in Kanpur
Superstar batsmen Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma will be seen playing a Test match on the Kanpur ground after 8 years. These two players played the last Test match on the Kanpur ground against New Zealand in 2016. Since then Rohit-Virat have not played a Test match in Kanpur. In the first Test against Bangladesh, the bats of these two great players remained silent. In such a situation, fans are now expecting a big innings from them.
Such is the record of both the batsmen
Virat Kohli has played only one Test match on the Kanpur ground, in which he scored 9 and 18 runs. On the other hand, Rohit Sharma has also played only one Test match on the Kanpur ground, in which he has also managed to score a half-century. He has played innings of 35 and 68 runs.
Team India has played a total of 23 test matches on the Kanpur ground so far, out of which India has won 7. Whereas it has lost 3 matches. India lost its last match in Kanpur against West Indies in the year 1983. Since then Team India has not lost any test match on this ground. On the other hand, Team India has not lost a single test against Bangladesh till date. It would like to maintain that record as well.
Indian team for the second Test against Bangladesh:
Rohit Sharma (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper), R Ashwin, R Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep, Jaspreet Bumrah, Yash Dayal.
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