India won the toss and will bat first in the Only Test against Bangladesh being played at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad on February 08, 2017.
One change in the Indian squad that played the last Test. Ajinkya Rahane comes back, Karun Nair misses out. Remember he scored an awesome unbeaten 303 runs in his previous innings.
The match start time is 9:30 India time.
Live updates
Day 2
India 614/6 in 50 overs - Virat Kohli 204, V Saha 81*)
India 443/3 (Rahane 77*, Virat Kohli 166*)
Day 1: India score 356/3 Murali Vijay 108, Virat Kohli 113*
The warm-up encounter against a young India A side evidently exposed the weakness of the Bangladesh batting department, and this will be the major area of concern for skipper Mushfiqur Rahim.
The bowling department of the hosts too failed to find the momentum in the practice game. The Indian A batsmen showed their full fury against the Bangladeshi bowlers, and they successfully moved the scoreboard at a rate of 5 runs per over.
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For India, things are all on track, and they have one of the best eleven in the recent times. The only problem faced by Virat Kohli is regarding the 5th and 6th position.
Wicket for Miraz! Ashwin got out on 34; India are on 569/6.#BANvIND pic.twitter.com/3YItO81VIs
— Bangladesh Cricket (@BCBtigers) February 10, 2017
Ajinkya Rahane and Karun Nair are battling for the 5th spot, and interestingly, both of them are in top-rated form.
Rohit Sharma is also eyeing for a place in the eleven.
Virat Kohli is more interested in including Ravichandran Ashwin in the sixth spot, and if it happens, Rohit Sharma will be out of the playing eleven. The ability of Ashwin to bat as the night watchman will also fall in his favor.
IND XI: L Rahul, M Vijay, C Pujara, V Kohli, A Rahane, W Saha, R Ashwin, R Jadeja, B Kumar, U Yadav, I Sharma
— BCCI (@BCCI) February 9, 2017
Tv Telecast and online streaming
Watch Banlgadesh vs India only Test live streaming on GTV, Channel 9 , Star Sports Hotstar here- > https://t.co/Q32VFRNUmP pic.twitter.com/5TbByrmbgw
— PanAsiaBiz (@panasiabiz) February 9, 2017
In India, the first test will be shown live on Star Sports.
After logging in with your email id, the live streaming of the game can be enjoyed on the official website of Star Sports or Hotstar. In Bangladesh, GTV and Channel 09 is telecasting this match.
In Bangladesh, the live stream can be watched at GTV Youtube channel.
Pitch and weather conditions
The weather in Hyderabad is hot, and the temperature will range from 30-32 degree Celcius.
The pitch in the Rajeev Gandhi Stadium is known for its batting friendly nature, and this time too, it will be no different. The surface is flat, and the ball will directly come on to the bat. From day 3, cracks may develop on the surface, and it will benefit the slow bowlers.
