Former World Cup winner snubs KL Rahul and Axar Patel in India’s playing XI vs Bangladesh

The Indian squad for the first Bangladesh Test that is set to commence from September 19 in Chennai was recently announced by the BCCI. Pacers Yash Dayal and Akash Deep got national team call-ups while Rishabh Pant also made a comeback in the Rohit Sharma-led side.

The Indian team will be having a long Test season ahead as after the conclusion of the Bangladesh series, they will be playing red-ball cricket against both New Zealand and Australia. The performance of the team in the Test series against Bangladesh, thus, will be crucial. 

Former spinner Brad Hogg who was in the 2003 and 2007 ODI World Cup-winning Australia squads, gave an interesting take on the Indian team ahead of the first Test against Bangladesh.

“The XI that I am going to the first Test match against Bangladesh for India – Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma open the batting. Gill three, Kohli at 4, and Jadeja coming at five just to keep that left-handed right-hand combination going. Sarfaraz Khan, Pant and then you’re into the bowlers, where you’ve got Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Siraj, and Bumrah,” Hogg said on his YouTube channel.

“That team will go pretty well down in Australia as well. So, they’ve got to start warming up for the Australian summer. India, so this will be a good start for them. No KL Rahul or Axar Patel in my playing XI,” Hogg added.

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