Gautam Gambhir Gives confirmation on Who will be in Playing XI for 1st Test against Bangladesh- KL Rahul of Sarfaraz Khan?

India is all set to face Bangladesh in the first of the two-match Test series, starting from September 19. This is going to be an important match for India as this marks the start of a series of 10 Test matches till January. These will decide whether India will qualify for the finals of World Test Championship 2025.

This series will also be the first red-ball assignment of Gautam Gambhir after his appointment as head coach. When the squad for the first Test was announced, the biggest query was whether KL Rahul will make his comeback, or Sarfaraz Khan who had a fantastic debut series against England. Ahead of the start of first match, Gambhir has given confirmation on who among both of them will be in the playing XI.



In the press conference before the first Test against Bangladesh, Gambhir confirmed that Dhruv Jurel and Sarfaraz will have to let Rishabh Pant and KL Rahul play this time, saying that they would have to wait for their chance. “We don’t drop anyone. We just pick the players who fit the XI.

Jurel is a phenomenal player, but when Pant is coming in, sometimes people have to wait. Same with Sarfaraz. There will be opportunities, but you have to wait,” Gambhir said.

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