The BCCI announced India’s squad for the first Test match against Bangladesh on Sunday, September 8. Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant returned to Test setup after missing the last assignment against England but there was no place for Shreyas Iyer in the 15-member squad. 

The Indian team will return to action with the two-match Test series starting on September 19. As reported earlier, the ace pacer Mohammed Shami has been given an extended rest and is missing the team for the first match in Chennai. 

The biggest surprise in the Rohit Sharma-led squad was the inclusion of the uncapped fast bowler Yash Dayal. The left-arm pacer took four wickets across two innings in the first-round match of the Duleep Trophy to earn his maiden call up. 

India Test squad for 1st Test against Bangladesh

Rohit Sharma (C), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant (WK), Dhruv Jurel (WK), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep, Jasprit Bumrah, Yash Dayal. 

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