India squad for Bangladesh Test series live updates: Team announced for opener, Pant, Virat return

Dayal has been handed his maiden Test call-up for the first Test against Bangladesh. From getting hit five sixes in an over to an India call-up. What a change. 

India's squad for the first Test is out.

Here's the squad:

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

Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj should be the two locked-in pacers, while Akash Deep could be the third one if Shami is not fit. India might not need more than three pacers in its squad as this is a home series.

KL Rahul was criticised for his scratchy knock in the first innings in the India A vs India B match. He made 37 runs from 111 balls in the first innings and 57 from 121 balls in the second one to redeem himself. Is he in?

Axar Patel, Manav Suthar and pacers Vijaykumar Vyshak, Anshul Kamboj and Himanshu Chauhan have done well. Shreyas Iyer and Devdutt Padikkal also hit brisk fifties. While Axar is a certain and Shreyas Iyer might sneak inside the door, it is unlikely that the others will get a chance 

Musheer Khan, Akash Deep, Rishabh Pant and Navdeep Saini were the major ones to do well in the India A vs India B match. But considering the already-packed batting order, Musheer might have to wait for his chance. Akash Deep is likely to get a place, especially if Mohammed Shami is not picked due to clouds over his availability after the ankle surgery. Rishabh Pant must be a sure pick, while Navdeep might find himself a little behind the pecking order.

The Indian squad for the Bangladesh series is likely to be announced tomorrow, a report in Cricbuzz states. Rishabh Pant is set to make a return to the Test squad, while Dhruv Jurel might get a place too, depending if the team management decides.

With the end of Duleep Trophy's first round, here is a probable squad for the Bangladesh series:

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

As per a report in ESPNCricinfo, the squad is set to come after the first round of Duleep Trophy which has now concluded. We might see the team in the coming hours or the coming days. The Indian team will gather for the training camp in Chennai on September 12. Stay tuned for the updates.

India B have registered an emphatic win of 76 runs against India A in the first round of the Duleep trophy. KL Rahul hung around and hit a fifty but it was not enough as others hardly stood to face the force of the opposition bowlers. Akash Deep hit 43 from 42 balls but it went to India B pretty comprehensively. 

Earlier, India C had defeated India D after chasing 233 runs with four wickets in hand. 

Test probables are looking to impress the Ajit Agarkar-led selection committee from their performances in the Duleep Trophy. The fates of several probable like KL Rahul, Sarafraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel and Akash Deep among others will be decided by the selectors.

In what will be an extremely busy Test season for India, the Men in Blue are set to play 10 Test matches in the coming five months. New coach Gautam Gambhir will have some big tests lined-up for him, especially after the ODI series loss to Sri Lanka with India set to face Bangladesh, New Zealand and Australia in the red-ball format till early January. 

The squad for the Bangladesh series is set to be picked and Test probable are pushing hard for their place in the team. Follow this place for all the updates regarding the squad selection.