Rohit Sharma has told his side to back their potential as India kickstart their 10-Test run with the match against Bangladesh in Chennai on Thursday, September 19.

Rohit Sharma is leading India in the first Test of the two-match series against Bangladesh.

India will take on Bangladesh in a two-match Test series starting in Chennai on Thursday, September 19. It has been a long and unusual 41-day break between two international assignments for India but will be determined to start on a good note on Thursday.

India is all set to begin their new season with the first Test against Bangladesh in Chennai on September 19, Thursday. The Indian team is settled at the moment with the only point of discussion being the inclusion of a third spinner in the form of either Axar Patel or Kuldeep Yadav.

Rohit Sharma will remain the final decision maker as captain, stated Gautam Gambhir.

IND vs BAN Pitch Report: Rohit Sharma's Indian cricket team will return to action at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai where they will face highly-motivated Bangladesh in the first Test starting on Thursday. Both teams will expect a positive start in the series opener at Chepauk.

Rohit Sharma ruled out any chance of returning to T20I cricket, stating that his decision to retire from the format after the T20 World Cup triumph is final. However, he continues to play in both ODI and Test cricket.

Gautam Gambhir said India respects all teams, but don't fear anyone, while congratulating Bangladesh on Pakistan Test series win.

Suresh Raina has claimed that Shubman Gill should be next in line to become the India T20I captain and hailed the young batter as a superstar.

Afghanistan didn't get to play the Test match against New Zealand due to poor conditions and weather in Greater Noida, but will now get back into action in the ODI series against South Africa in Sharjah. South Africa have picked a young squad and would hope to find some new heroes during the series.

India head coach Gautam Gambhir has all but confirmed that experienced cricketers KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant will play in the first Test against Bangladesh ahead of young talents Sarfaraz Khan and Dhruv Jurel.

India's playing XI is always a talking point and for the first Test against Bangladesh, it is very much likely that a couple of talented players will miss out. Meanwhile, India's head coach has more or less confirmed that two players in the squad will have to wait for their opportunity.

With Rohit Sharma at the wrong side of the 30s, it is imperative that he will retire at some point from Tests. Ambati Rayudu predicted India's new Test captain and also spoke on the IND vs BAN Test series in an exclusive chat with India TV.

India, led by Gautam Gambhir, gears up for a challenging Test season against Bangladesh, New Zealand, and Australia.

England vs Australia: The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) added right-arm pacer Saqib Mahmood to their squad for the five-match ODI series against Australia.

Bangladesh head coach Chandika Hathurusingha feels playing against cricketing powerhouse India will give his team a fair assessment of where it stands internationally, as he looks forward to relishing the challenge against Rohit Sharma’s side in the two-Test series commencing on

Former member of Indian's World Cup winning team, Suresh Raina, discloses how could Shubman Gill become the next future in the game.

Sri Lanka vs New Zealand, 1st Test: SL won the toss and opted to bat after winning the toss in the first test against NZ at the Galle International Stadium

Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir can be seen in a never-seen-before interaction video shared by the BCCI to 'put an end to all the masala.'