India vs Bangladesh 2nd Test Day 1 Highlights: Rahul, Gill survive first day, India 19/0 at Stumps

Umesh gets the ball to pitch around middle and leg, it moves away late and comprehensively beats Zakir's defence. This has been excellent stuff from Umesh and Siraj, Bangladesh pretty lucky to have not lost a wicket yet. 

Close call for Zakir off the fourth ball as it takes his outside edge and flies between slip and gully for a four. Siraj and Umesh have kept the batters on their toes thus far. 

Siraj does continue so that knock was only a minor one. Shanto and Zakir have been steady thus far, aside from that first ball scare for the latter. Both are on four runs. 

How about that, Zakir Hussain flicking Umesh Yadav uppishly towards backward square leg. Siraj runs in from fine leg, puts in the dive but can't hold on to the ball. He then clutches his left shoulder, which had hit the ground and taken off a patch of gras. Siraj eventually goes off the field for some medical attention. 

The first three balls are length balls on off, then Siraj sends in a length ball to leg stump and then goes full for the fifth ball. Shanto drives that one down the ground to send it to the boundary.

Najmul Hossain Shanto facing the first over from Mohammed Siraj with Zakir Hassan, who scored a century on debut in the previous Test at the other end. 

India hage played 118 Tests since Jaydev Unadkat last played one, which is the longest gap for any player from the country. He comfortably surpasses previous record holder Dinesh Karthik, who had sat out 87 Tests between 2010 and 2018. He is also second highest on the all-time list, with Gareth Batty returning to Tests for England at the age of 39 in 2016 putting him on top at 142 Tests.

“We'd have done the same. To be honest, on seeing the surface, not sure what to make of it. There is some grass that you can see, but it's generally good to bat here. There is generally some bounce here and some help for both pacers and spinners. We'd have wanted to bat first but we aren't sure what to expect. Just need to play good cricket. Need to bowl well in the first innings. It does seem damp and we need to get early wickets. We made one change - Kuldeep misses out and Unadkat comes in. Unfortunate decision for us to leave him (Kuldeep) out but it's an opportunity for Unadkat.”

We'll bat first. It will be challenging for the first two hours. If we can manage that, we can score well. Fast bowlers get some help here but it is generally good for batting. Two changes - Mominul is playing for Yasir, Taskin in for Ebadot.

Najmul Hossain Shanto, Zakir Hasan, Mominul Haque, Litton Das, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan(c), Nurul Hasan(w), Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taijul Islam, Khaled Ahmed, Taskin Ahmed

KL Rahul(c), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant(w), Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jaydev Unadkat, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Siraj

Very interesting call here from India. Kuldeep Yadav, player of the match in the first Test, has been dropped for the extra pace option of Jaydev Unadkat. What a moment this is for Unadkat. His first and only Test match came all the way back in December 2010 against South Africa in Centurion. The Indian bowlers were taken to the cleaners in that game and Unadkat was no different. He bowled 26 overs, conceded 101 runs and took no wickets. Kuldeep Yadav had taken five wickets in the first innings and three in the second but trust India to make calls like dropping a player after a performance like that.

Bangladesh win the toss and choose to bat first. KL Rahul says that it is actually a very confusing wicket so he is not quiet sure if this is good or bad for India. 

The word from the middle is that Rahul had a long chat with Vikram Rathour before getting a few throwdowns in the middle. It looks like the Indian skipper will play after all. 

KL Rahul(c), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant(w), Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Shardul Thakur, Jaydev Unadkat, Saurabh Kumar, Srikar Bharat, Abhimanyu Easwaran

Najmul Hossain Shanto, Zakir Hasan, Yasir Ali, Litton Das, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan(c), Nurul Hasan(w), Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taijul Islam, Khaled Ahmed, Nasum Ahmed, Taskin Ahmed, Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Rejaur Rahman Raja, Mominul Haque

Shakib Al Hasan had not bowled in the second innings of the first Test due to the wear and tear he had picked up over the course of the ODI series before the Tests. But bowling coach Allan Donald says that the Bangladesh captain is now fine. "Shakib is okay, he will bowl. He was bruised and battered in the one-day game here, but he has gone through that. He is available for selection, and available to bowl. Any selectors here? (laughs) If I am talking out of the room a little bit, it will be the same three spinners and welcoming back Taskin and Khaled as well."

Rahul was receiving throwdowns from batting coach Rathour in the nets on the eve of the game when he was hit on the hand and received medical attention. Rahul's injury is the latest in the long list of players that have been injured on or before this tour. Earlier, skipper Rohit Sharma and fast bowler Navdeep Saini were ruled out of the Dhaka Test.

Bangladesh showed some spark but India were the dominant side in the first Test and they would be hoping that they can continue in the same vein. Bangladesh may not be among the foremost Test playing countries of the world but any win for India is a valuable one considering they stand a chance at qualifying for a second consecutive World Test Championship final. Batting coach Vikram Rathour had said yesterday that KL Rahul's hand injury is not that serious but we will only know for sure when he walks out, or doesn't walk out, for the toss, which, by the way, is schedule for 8.30am IST.