NEW DELHI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced changes to the venues for the upcoming T20I series against Bangladesh.
The first T20I between India and Bangladesh, originally scheduled to take place in Dharamsala on October 6, has been moved to Gwalior's Shrimant Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Stadium due to ongoing renovation work at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium.
"The match in Gwalior marks the inaugural international fixture at the city's new stadium - Shrimant Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Stadium - and the first since the historic India-South Africa ODI in 2010, where the legendary Sachin Tendulkar became the first male cricketer to score a double century in ODIs," the BCCI stated as per IANS.
Bangladesh's tour of India will include two Tests and three T20Is in September-October. The first Test will be held in Chennai from September 19, while the second Test will take place at the Green Park Stadium in Kanpur from September 27 to October 1.
India has a dominant record against Bangladesh in Tests, having won 11 out of the 13 matches played between the two teams, with two draws.
In other news, Rishabh Pant has been included in the Indian Test squad for the first match against Bangladesh, marking his return to the Test side after nearly 20 months.
Pant had last played a Test against Bangladesh in December 2022 before being involved in a road accident. He made his comeback to top-level cricket in the IPL this year and was part of India's title-winning T20 World Cup campaign as per PTI.
Virat Kohli has also returned to the Test squad after missing the home series against England earlier this year.
However, Mohammed Shami was not included in the squad despite the selectors' earlier indication that he was targeting a return for the first Test against Bangladesh.
Left-arm seamer Yash Dayal from Uttar Pradesh received his maiden call-up to the Indian Test team.
India squad against Bangladesh:India squad for 1st Test: 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.
India vs Bangladesh Full Schedule
S. No.
| Date
| Time
| Match
| Venue
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1
| Thu 19-Sep-24
| 9:30 AM
| 1st Test
| Chennai
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2
| Fri 27-Sep-24
| 9:30 AM
| 2nd Test
| Kanpur
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3
| Sun 06-Oct-24
| 7:00 PM
| 1st T20I
| Dharamsala
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4
| Wed 09-Oct-24
| 7:00 PM
| 2nd T20I
| Delhi
|
5
| Sat 12-Oct-24
| 7:00 PM
| 3rd T20I
| Hyderabad
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