Sunil Gavaskar CAUTIONS Rohit's Team India, Reminds Them of Bangladesh's Clean-Sweep vs Pakistan

India vs Bangladesh : India host the same Bangladesh team that clean-swept Pakistan recently. Former India opener Sunil Gavaskar has cautioned the Rohit Sharma -led side ahead of the two Test reminding them of how Bangladesh fared against Pakistan . Claiming that Bangladesh are a force to reckon with, Gavaskar reckoned Bangladesh would not be pushovers for sure. 

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‘ Bangladesh are primed to take on India too’

"By beating Pakistan in both the Test matches played in Pakistan , the Bangladesh team have shown that they are a force to reckon with. Even a couple of years back, when India toured Bangladesh , they were given a good fight by the Bangladeshis. Now with the series win against Pakistan under their belt, they are primed to take on India too," Gavaskar wrote in his column for Mid-Day.

“They have some fine players in their ranks and some new promising players who no longer have the awe of the opposition that seemed to characterise their early forays into the international game. Now, every team that play them know they can't put their guard down as they could be knocked down as the Pakistanis found out. It will certainly be a series to look forward to.”

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What Lies Ahead For Team India?

Team India will begin their red-ball schedule and keep their case for the World Test Championship Final. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has named in the official squad first Test match against Bangladesh , which will take place at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. The first test match will begin on September 19, 2024, at 09:30 AM IST. After the two-Test series against Bangladesh , India will host New Zealand for a three-match Test series before travelling to Australia later in the year for the much-awaited Border Gavaskar Trophy. 

Team India Squad For The First Test Match against Bangladesh  
Rohit Sharma (C), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli , KL Rahul , Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant (WK), Dhruv Jurel (WK), R Ashwin, R Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohd. Siraj, Akash Deep, Jasprit Bumrah , and Yash Dayal.