The Indian fans are just two sleeps away from some thrilling red-ball excitement. After a long pause, Test cricket is returning to Indian soil. Team India’s is all set to face Bangladesh in a two-match Test series from September 19. After a long, both teams will face each other in Indian conditions. Before stepping into the series, Indian captain Rohit Sharma gave a clear message. He clarifies that the Bangladesh Test series is not a practice run for the upcoming tour of Australia.
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Bangladesh Series is not a Rehearsal Stage:
After a lot of limited over cricket, India is set to back in the longest format. On home soil, they will face Bangladesh in a two-match Test series starting on September 19. The players and fans of both teams are set to experience some exciting thrills in this series. Before stepping into the Test series, Indian skipper Rohit Sharma attended the press meet and gave a clear message.
India’s upcoming schedule is mostly decked up with some thrilling Test series. In the end of this year, India is set to face Australia in the big stage of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. But from this big stage, Rohit has already clarified that this will not be the rehearsal stage for the Australia series.
He said, “No dress rehearsal, Every game is important. Doesn’t matter where we play. We want to win, want to win this Test and the series. Not looking too far ahead. It’s nice to have everyone back and start the season on a high.”
Reflecting on long Break:
After lifting the T20 World Cup, Team India faced Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka in the white-ball series. After ending the ODI series against Sri Lanka in August, the Indian players enjoyed a brief break. During this time, some of the players played in the Duleep Trophy. Now before the series starts, the players are all geared up and ready for upcoming challenges.
While talking about this, he said, “We had a break. Important to have a camp. We had good time spending time on the field, getting this back together. It’s tough. Guys who didn’t play a lot played Duleep Trophy. We are quite ready for this game and what lies ahead. It was important to utilize this little camp in Chennai pretty well.”
From September 19, India is set to face Bangladesh in a two-match Test series. After meeting England in a five-match Test series earlier this year, the team is set to face the upcoming challenges. Fans are set to experience another thrilling match between two neighbors.
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