Lucknow Press
Team India: The Indian cricket team under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma will now play on the cricket field on 19 September. The first match of the two-match Test series between India and Bangladesh will be played from 19 September to 23 September at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. This test match between the two countries will be played from 9:30 am.
When Team India will be selected for this two-match Test series against Bangladesh, captain Rohit Sharma can drop one player. This player proved to be a villain for Team India in the five-match Test series played against England earlier this year.
Captain Rohit will drop this player from the Test team!
Captain Rohit Sharma may drop middle order batsman Rajat Patidar from the Indian Test team. Rajat Patidar got a chance in the Test series against England in February-March this year, but he received a lot of criticism due to his flop performance. Even on social media, Rajat Patidar came under the target of fans. Rajat Patidar made his Test debut in this series. Rajat Patidar was selected for the Test series against England in the absence of Virat Kohli. Rajat Patidar did not even cross the 40-run mark even once in the 6 innings of this series against England.
He proved to be the biggest villain for Team India
Rajat Patidar scored 32, 9, 5, 0, 17, 0 runs in 6 innings of 3 Test matches of this series. In total, Rajat Patidar scored 63 runs in 6 innings of 3 Test matches. The Indian team management also could not digest this poor performance of Rajat Patidar. Rajat Patidar failed to capitalize on big opportunities and questions were also raised on his place in the Test team. In this series against England, Rajat Patidar emerged as the biggest weakness of the Indian middle order. Team India had to face a lot of difficulties in this series due to the failure of Rajat Patidar, who replaced him in the absence of Virat Kohli, at number-4. Rajat Patidar was getting out irresponsibly.
Captain Rohit Sharma cannot take risk
Captain Rohit Sharma cannot take the risk of selecting Rajat Patidar in the Test series against Bangladesh. To reach the final of the World Test Championship 2025, Team India will have to win this two-match Test series against Bangladesh at any cost. India is currently at the top of the World Test Championship points table. India has played 9 Test matches so far in this World Test Championship cycle. India has won 6 Test matches during this period. Apart from this, Team India has lost 2 matches, while one Test match was a draw. India’s win percentage is currently 68.52. Only the top-2 teams in the points table will play the final match of the World Test Championship in the year 2025. In place of Rajat Patidar, the Indian team management can choose Rinku Singh or Suryakumar Yadav as an extra batsman.
India vs Bangladesh Test Series Schedule
1st Test – September 19 to September 23, 9.30 am, Chennai
2nd Test – September 27 to October 1, 9.30 am, Kanpur
