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India cautioned against complacency in one-off Test against Bangladesh
Published in The Saudi Gazette on 08 - 02 - 2017

Uncapped Chinaman bowler Kuldeep Yadav has replaced leg-spinner Amit Mishra for India's one-off Test match against Bangladesh beginning on Thursday here, the Indian board (BCCI) said. Mishra will miss the match due to a knee injury he sustained while fielding during India's Twenty20 win over England in Bengaluru on Feb. 1.
Left-arm chinaman bowler Yadav has played for India under-19 and India A but is yet to make his debut for the senior side. The 22-year-old was previously picked, but did not feature, in the India's one-day international series against West Indies in October 2014.
India, meanwhile, have been warned against complacency as they look to extend their record-breaking unbeaten run to 19 matches when they host Bangladesh in a Test for the first time this week.
Following their recent demolition of England in all formats, Virat Kohli's side will be heavy favorites to cement their status as the world's No. 1 Test side.
But wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha warned it was vital not to be distracted by the prospect of a looming high-profile series against Australia later this month as they face the ninth-ranked Bangladeshis. "Ranking-wise one may think they will be easier opponents on paper but we cannot underestimate them," said Saha. "I don't know when are the Aussies coming but as of now the focus is on Bangladesh Test. After they're here we will think about it."
Kohli's men are looking to set a new milestone after equaling India's record of five consecutive Test series triumphs against England, New Zealand, West Indies, South Africa and Sri Lanka in the past 18 months. Bangladesh held India to a draw in June 2015 in a rain-affected Test in Fatullah the last time they met.
They have lost six of eight home Tests against India with two drawn but now get a chance to face them away from home for the first time since gaining full status 17 years ago. Bangladesh's Test win in the drawn two-match series against England last October has given the team belief that they can compete against the top Test nations
And despite the subsequent 2-0 defeat in New Zealand, Indian conditions should be more favorable to their spin-heavy bowling attack. Bangladesh's captain and wicketkeeper Mushfiqur Rahim played down the significance of Thursday's Test, even if the invitation to India has been a long time coming.
"I don't believe that this is a historic Test. To me, this is just another Test," Rahim said. "Yes, we are happy and excited to show the world what our team is capable of doing in India but I am not really thinking about the number of years after which we are going to play a Test in India."
Bangladesh will be without opening batsman Imrul Kayes who pulled a thigh muscle in a warm-up match on Monday while left-arm fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman, who had a recent shoulder problem, was left out of the squad because of a lack of match fitness.
Soumya Sarkar is now expected to open the batting alongside Tamim Iqbal and paceman Shafiul Islam returns. India are expected to make one change from the side that won the final Test against England in December as Saha returns from injury.
India (from): Virat Kohli (captain), Murali Vijay, Lokesh Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Karun Nair, Wriddhiman Saha, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Jayant Yadav, Umesh Yadav, Ishant Sharma, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Abhinav Mukund, Hardik Pandya.
Bangladesh (from): Mushfiqur Rahim (capt), Tamim Iqbal, Soumya Sarkar, Mosaddek Hossain, Mominul Haque, Mahmudullah Riyad, Shakib Al Hasan, Sabbir Rahman, Taskin Ahmed, Subashis Roy, Kamrul Islam, Taijul Islam, Mehedi Hasan, Liton Das, Shafiul Islam.


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