Lone Test match: Tigers take on India today

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Sports Reporter :Plucky Bangladesh will face star-studded India in the lone Test match, which begins today at the Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium in Fatullah. The match begins at 10.00 am. State-owned television Bangladesh Television and private satellite channel GTV will telecast the match live everyday. Before this Test match, Bangladesh meet India in seven encounters. Of them, India won six Test matches while Tigers made a draw.Bangladesh team took part in a practice session at the Stadium on Tuesday, while India, team also participated in the practice session at the arena on the same day.Captain of Bangladesh team Mushfiqur Rahim said, “We always try to play well against India. We shall play for win.”Mushfiq said, “India is a strong team. But the opportunity for two teams is equal. India have two good spinners. But, if our batsmen perform well, I hope a tremendous thing will happen.”He said, ” We have improved our performance. We have improved individual performance as well as team performance. We have confidence. Our plan is to win the match.”Captain of India Virat Kohli said, ” It will be a special moment for us. I never thought that I can lead Indian team when I am 26 years old. My dream was to play for India in the international cricket.”Kohli said, “We do not take Bangladesh lightly. Bangladesh have improved day by day which is extra-ordinary. We have plan about Bangladesh’s batsman. We shall implement that in the game.”He said, “Bangladesh can give fight against their opponents. They defeated Pakistan in ODI series recently. We have to bowl against Bangladesh to achieve a good result.”Squads:Bangladesh (probable): Tamim Iqbal, Imrul Kayes, Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim (Captain), Liton Das, Shakib Al Hasan, Soumya Sarkar, Shuvagata Hom/Mohammad Shahid, Jubair Hossain, Taijul Islam and Rubel Hossain.India (probable): M Vijay, Shikhar Dhawan, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli (Captain), Ajinkya Rahane, Rohit Sharma, Wriddhiman Saha, R Ashwin, Harbhajan Singh/Karan Sharma, Ishant Sharma/Bhuvneshwar Kumar/Varun Aaron and Umesh Yadav.

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