India vs Bangladesh 2017, One-Off Test, Toss Report: Virat Kohli Opts To Bat, Ajinkya Rahane Returns 1
Indian cricketer Ajinkya Rahane raises his bat and helmet in celebration after scoring a century (100 runs) during the fourth day of the second Test match between Sri Lanka and India at the P. Sara Oval Cricket Stadium in Colombo on August 23, 2015. AFP PHOTO / Ishara S. KODIKARA (Photo credit should read Ishara S.KODIKARA/AFP/Getty Images)

Before the start of the historical Test match between two of the neighbouring countries India and Bangladesh, it was the home team that won the toss and decided to bat first. Without any surprise, Ajinkya Rahane replaced Karun Nair in the squad with skipper Virat Kohli going with five bowlers.

The pitch for the game is expected to be good for batting before turning its back towards batsmen by aiding bowlers. However, fast bowlers will also have their fair share of success with the new ball at the start of the day. So one can expect an evenly poised contest where the game will entertain the fans to the fullest.

Here is the playing XI of both the teams –

India (Playing XI): Murali Vijay, Lokesh Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli(c), Ajinkya Rahane, Wriddhiman Saha(w), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Jayant Yadav, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Umesh Yadav, Ishant Sharma.

Bangladesh (Playing XI): Tamim Iqbal, Soumya Sarkar, Mominul Haque, Mahmudullah, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim(w/c), Sabbir Rahman, Mehedi Hasan, Taijul Islam, Taskin Ahmed, Kamrul Islam Rabbi.