The Indian cricket team has been announced for the first match of the Test series against Bangladesh. The BCCI announced the 16-member squad on Sunday, September 8, which will be led by Rohit Sharma. Star batsman Virat Kohli, wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant and stormy fast bowler Jaspreet Bumrah have returned to the team. KL Rahul has also returned to the team, while left-arm fast bowler Yash Dayal has received a call from Team India for the first time.

NEWS - Team India's squad for the 1st Test of the IDFC FIRST Bank Test series against Bangladesh announced.

Rohit Sharma (C), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant (WK), Dhruv Jurel (WK), R Ashwin, R Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep pic.twitter.com/pQn7Ll7k3X

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Team India for the first test match

Rohit Sharma (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Sarfaraz Khan, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep and Yash Dayal