India are leading the two-match Test series 1-0 and will be aiming to win their 18th consecutive series at home in the format. Meanwhile, Rohit Sharma has created history in Kanpur even as India have opted to bowl first after winning the toss at Green Park in Kanpur.
It rained all day in Kanpur on Thursday and even though it is not raining at the moment, it is overcast and likely to be for the first three days as India look to sweep the series against Bangladesh, who will be motivated to come back after Chennai loss.
India will aim to seal the two-match Test series against Bangladesh as the two teams lock horns in the decider in Kanpur starting Friday, September 27. Shakib Al Hasan's announcement has added a little spice to this Test and Bangladesh will be eager to level the series having lost the first game.
The second Test between India and Bangladesh, starting September 27, is likely to be affected by rain. It has been pelting down in Kanpur in the lead-up to the Test match and both teams are hopeful that dark clouds will stay away on the match day. But how's the weather forecast for next five days?
India and Bangladesh are scheduled to face each other in the second Test starting September 27 at the Green Park Stadium in Kanpur. The Test match is likely to be affected by weather with rain pelting down in Kanpur and even the team's practice session has been cancelled.
Two of India's biggest superstars Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli endured twin failures in the first Test against Bangladesh at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Yashasvi Jaiswal scored a fifty while Ravi Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja starred with the bat.
India and Bangladesh are set to face each other in the second and final Test of the two-match series at Green Park Stadium in Kanpur. This is kind of a comeback at the venue for Rohit and Kohli as the duo last played a Test here in 2016 while they featured in an ODI in 2017.
Virat Kohli was named among Delhi's 84 probables for the Ranji Trophy alongside Rishabh Pant while captain Harry Brook helped England stay alive in the five-match ODI series against Australia with a maiden century in the format. Here's a look at the top 10 sports stories on September 25.
Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) announced the 84-member probables list for the Ranji Trophy, which is likely to be truncated to 15-20 for the final squad. The 2024-25 edition of India's premier domestic red-ball competition begins on October 11.
Virat Kohli could only muster 23 runs across two innings in the first Test against Bangladesh. In the process, he completed 12000 runs at home in international cricket. In Kanpur, he is eyeing a few more records and can break Tendulkar and Bradman's records.
India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin was the star as the hosts thrashed Bangladesh by 280 runs at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Ashwin picked up his 37th five-wicket haul in the second innings to level with Warne and soon after that Kohli bowed down to him.
Team India is already going through transition and a few senior players are on the wrong side of the 30s currently, who will also step away from international cricket in the coming years. Is the team ready to replace legendary batters? Will India come out of the batting crisis?
Shubman Gill recovered from a poor start in the Chennai Test against Bangladesh as he completed his fifth century in the longest format of the game having recorded a duck in the first innings. Earlier, Rishabh Pant also completed his century as India are in comfortable position in the first Test.
Virat Kohli's poor run of form across formats in 2024 continued as he scored just 23 runs across two innings in the first Test match against Bangladesh in Chennai. But he walked out with a huge Test milestone after his second innings on Day 2.
Virat Kohli DRS controversy - Former India skipper opted not to take review after being adjudged LBW on the second day of the ongoing Test match against Bangladesh in Chennai. Replays showed the ball had touched Kohli's bat and it was surprising to see the batter not review the decision.
Virat Kohli struggled to make an impact on his return to Test cricket as he was dismissed for six runs in the first innings of the Test match against Bangladesh in Chennai on Thursday. Kohli has scored just 302 runs in 16 overall international innings in 2024.
Young Bangladesh pacer Hasan Mahmud has run riot against India in the ongoing first Test at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. He dismissed the likes of Kohli, Rohit, Gill and Rishabh Pant on the opening day. Let us know more about Hasan Mahmud
The joy of the much-awaited return of the Indian stars to the field was shortlived for the fans as Hasan Mahmud of Bangladesh ran through India's top order on the opening day of the Chennai Test. Rohit, Kohli and Gill returned to the pavilion without scoring many runs in the first session.
India's home Test season begins with the Bangladesh series on Thursday, September 19 after a 40-day international break. India named the squad on the expected lines apart from the call-up for Yash Dayal but still, there are a few changes from the side that played against England earlier this year.
Former India captain and the country's most successful skipper in Tests, Virat Kohli, built a world-class pace attack featuring the likes of Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav and Jasprit Bumrah that helped the team win overseas. Kohli spoke about the pace attack and especially Bumrah.
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