Some fresh arrivals, and the comeback of the old horse - Team India's batting order grows in strength ahead of a tough 2020 season in whites.
Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav and Mohammed Shami combined to pick 16 wickets in the Eden Gardens Test.
On Monday, Ajinkya Rahane posted a photo with pink-ball on social media, to which Virat Kohli and Shikhar dropped hilarious comments.
Giving out the arrival itinerary of the teams, he said Rohit Sharma and pacer Mohammed Shami would be the last to join the squad on Wednesday.
Indian bowlers were impressive on Day 1 of the first Test against Bangladesh, but glaring errors from Ajinkya Rahane and Virat Kohli were hard to miss.
Indian batsman Ajinkya Rahane is likely to be traded to Delhi Capitals for the 2020 edition of the Indian Premier League.
Rahane, who is an integral part of the Test team, believes he can make it to the Indian ODI team if he keeps on piling runs in red-ball cricket.
The pink ball will be used for the first time in India during the India-Bangladesh day/night match at Eden Gardens from November 22.
Ajinkya Rahane put out remarkable performances, and has once again proved to be a player to bank upon when the going gets tough.
India beat South Africa by an innings and 202 runs in Ranchi to complete a 3-0 series whitewash over South Africa.
During the press conference after Day 2, a journalist had a slip of tongue as he said "Saala chabuk batting karta hai," while talking about Ajinkya Rahane.
In his 61 Tests, India vice-captain Rahane was neither run out himself, nor was his partner caught short of crease during a stand.
Play was called off early yet again after bad light forced the player's to go off the field as South Africa ended day two on 9/2, trailing India by 488 runs.
Ajinkya Rahane scored his 11th Test century and second of 2019 on Sunday as India took on South Africa on day two if the second Test in Ranchi.
With India reduced to 39 for three, Rohit (117 batting off 164 balls) and Ajinkya Rahane (83 batting off 135) shared an unbeaten 185-run stand to stage the home team's remarkable recovery.
With India reduced to 39 for three, Rohit (117 batting off 164 balls) and Ajinkya Rahane (83 batting off 135) shared an unbeaten 185-run stand to stage the home team's remarkable recovery.
Ashwin, who had entered the top 10 after the first Test in Visakhapatnam, has now moved to the seventh spot, courtesy his six wickets which he took against the Proteas in the second Test.
Jadeja and Kohli added 225 runs to the scoreboard for the fifth wicket on day 2 during which the Indian skipper scored a record-scripting seventh double century before converting it into his maiden 250 in Test cricket, while the all-rounder scored his 12th Test fifty.
Theunis de Bruyn (20) and Anrich Nortje (2) will resume South Africa's innings tomorrow. The visitors trail India by 565 runs.
Rahane uploaded an image of his first child with wife Radhika Dhopavkar on Monday.
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