Rishabh Pant returns to India squad for first Bangladesh Test

India have carried back Rishabh to the Test side for the first fixture of the two-game home series against Bangladesh, beginning on September 19 in Chennai. This is first time Pant has been called up to the red-ball side since his horrendous mishap in December 2022. Following an extended and challenging restoration, Pant got back in the game in the IPL (446 runs in 13 matches) prior to being picked for the fruitful T20 World Cup crusade. He later played an ODI in Sri Lanka and, surprisingly, turned out in the fair finished up Duleep Prize opener. Having last played in a Test not long before his mishap, he presently returns right toward the beginning of the Indian home summer, with Dhruv Jurel the other wicketkeeper in the side. In the mean time, Bengal pacer Akash Profound came out on top in the race for the third seamer in the crew, getting together with Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj. Akash, who made his Test debut against Britain in Ranchi this year, was noteworthy for India An in the Duleep Prize game, picking nine wickets - including a fifer. While Mukesh Kumar, who has three Test covers to his name, missed the cut, India named uncapped left-arm quick bowler Yash Dayal in the 16. Other than Mukesh, the triplet of Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar and KS Bharat have additionally lost their spots subsequent to highlighting in the Britain series. In the center request, India have KL Rahul back, close by Sarfaraz Khan, who established a decent connection in his presentation series against Britain with three 50 or more scores in six innings. Rahul missed four of the five-Test series against Britain - India's last red-ball task recently - because of a quadriceps injury. True to form, India additionally have the twist group of four of R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav to pick from. After the series opener in Chennai, the groups will make a beeline for Kanpur for the second installation from September 27. The two groups will then, at that point, play out three T20Is between October 6 and 12. India squad for first Test : Rohit Sharma (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Gasp (WK), Dhruv Jurel (WK), R Ashwin, R Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Profound, Jasprit Bumrah, Yash Dayal.