KANPUR: India skipper Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to bowl in the second Test against Bangladesh here on Friday. Hosts India, who lead the two-match series 1-0, have fielded an unchanged side.
This is the first time since 1964 and in 24 matches that any team has opted to bowl first after winning the toss in a Test in Kanpur. The first instance came against England.
This is also the first time since 2015 that an Indian captain chose to bowl first in a home Test after Virat Kohli had asked South Africa to bat first in Bengaluru.
Bangladesh have made a couple of changes with Khaled Ahmed and Taijul Islam replacing Taskin Ahmed and Nahid Rana.
The start of the match was delayed due to a wet outfield.
India had won the opening Test by 280 runs.
Teams:India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant(w), KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Akash Deep, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj
Bangladesh: Shadman Islam, Zakir Hasan, Najmul Hossain Shanto(c), Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan, Litton Das(w), Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taijul Islam, Hasan Mahmud, Khaled Ahmed
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