Bangladesh Will Meet India In Gwalior

Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Stadium, Gwalior set for first T20 between Bangladesh & India. This is a new venue, no international match yet. The only cricket played at this brand-new venue was during the Madhya Pradesh T20 League back in June. The tournament saw an average first-innings score of 161. Teams chasing won seven out of 12 games, lost four, and one match ended in a tie. The highest total recorded during the tournament was 278/4.

On the surface, this series might not seem to offer India much to gain, especially considering they've only lost to Bangladesh once in 14 encounters. However, this Indian team is a young and evolving side, eager to prove itself and address lingering questions. They're about to face an opponent with 250 more international caps, a rare scenario for Indian cricket, where their experience is often the advantage. This makes the series a valuable test for the emerging talents in the squad.

"It's a great opportunity for youngsters. Whenever they have played for there states, they have done well. There's nothing different to do here," India captain Suryakumar Yadav.

Squads:

India Squad: Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson(w), Suryakumar Yadav(c), Tilak Varma, Riyan Parag, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Mayank Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Jitesh Sharma, Varun Chakravarthy, Nitish Reddy, Harshit Rana

Bangladesh Squad: Litton Das(w), Tanzid Hasan, Najmul Hossain Shanto(c), Towhid Hridoy, Mahmudullah, Jaker Ali, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Rishad Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Mahedi Hasan, Shoriful Islam, Rakibul Hasan, Parvez Hossain Emon