Bangladesh bats first in historic day-night Test against India
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||CF Correspondent ||
Bangladesh captain Mominul Haque has opted to bat first after winning the toss in his side’s maiden day-night Test against India at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Friday.
The Tigers which lost the first Test in Indore by an innings and 130-run brought up two changes to the side, with pacer Al-Amin Hossain and off-spinner Nayeem Hasan replacing left-arm spinner Taijul Islam and off-spinner Mehidy Hasan Miraz.
Bangladesh captain Mominul Haque said the pitch is good to bat on because of the surface which is dry.
India, who leads the two-match series by 1-0, however remained unchanged from the first Test.
Virat Kohli said he would also love to bat first in the match.
“Surfaces underneath could allow our spinners to come into the game in the first two sessions, before the pacers come in under lights. Got to be precise and focused in the first session to get hang of the pink ball,” Kohli said.
After the toss, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who came here by the invitation of Indian Prime Minister Norendra Modi and BCCI president Sourav Ganguly, along with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee were introduced to the players in the ground.
Line Ups:
Bangladesh: Imrul Kayes, Shadman Islam, Mohammad Mithun, Mominul Haque (captain), Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah Riyad, Liton Das, Nayeem Hasan, Al-Amin Hossain, Abu jayed, Ebadot Hossain.
India: Rohit Sharma, Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli (captain), Ajinkya Rahane, Ravindra Jadeja, Wriddhiman Saha (wicket-keeper), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ishant Sharma, Mohammad Shami, Umesh Yadav.
Umpires: Marais Erasmus, South Africa; Rod Tucker, Australia.
TV Umpire: Joel Wilson, West Indies. Match Referee: Ranjan Madugalle, Sri Lanka.
