IND vs BAN: Bangladesh’s Strongest Playing XI for the 2nd Test vs India | Shakib to get dropped?: India and Bangladesh are set to square off against each other in the 2nd and final test of the two-match Test-Series at the Green Park Cricket Stadium, Kanpur on 27th September. The match will commence from 9:30 am IST onwards.
The Indian Cricket Team secured a comfortable 280 run win in the opening match of the series and they would be looking to maintain their consistency by securing yet another win over Bangladesh in the upcoming game and clinch the series as well.
The visitors on the other hand, would be looking to avoid a series whitewash in the upcoming 2nd test match and they would like to level the series by securing a victory.
Ahead of the 2nd India vs Bangladesh test match, let’s take a look at the strongest playing XI of the Najmul Hossain Shanto-led team.
Bangladesh’s best possible starting 11 for the 2nd Test versus India
In what proves to be a massive problem for the visitors, experienced spin-bowling all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan might end up missing the all-important 2nd test match versus India at Green Park Cricket Stadium, Kanpur.
According to some emerging news reports, there are doubts regarding 37-year-old’s chances of featuring in the series decider, due to the finger injury he suffered in the Chennai test-match.
The opening match of the series was a really forgetful one for the veteran All-rounder, as he was not at his best and failed to perform with both ball and bat. The 37-year-old, who didn’t pick up a single wicket in the 1st test, scored just 57 runs across both the innings.
However, despite his poor form, Shakib could prove to be a big-miss for the visitors as they prepare to cause an upset and level the series. So, as his participation in the 2nd is test-match is Doubtful, let’s take a look at two players who might take his place in the upcoming game.
Two players who might replace Shakib-Al-Hasan in the Bangladesh playing XI for the 2nd test versus India
1 . Taijul Islam
If Shakib doesn’t participate in the 2nd test-match versus India, then left-arm-orthodox spinner Taijul Islam might replace him as a like-for-like spin bowling-replacement for the tourists. His presence can boost the spin-bowling unit of the Najmul Hossain Shanto-led team and he is an experienced campaigner, having picked up 195 wickets in 46 red-ball matches.
Keeping in mind, a spinner-friendly surface will be used for the 2nd test match in the city of Kanpur, the Tigers could bring in Taijul in place of Shakib.
The 32-year-old spinner can take full advantage of the spin friendly conditions and dominate the Indian batters in their own backyard.
2. Jaker Ali
Since the visitors don’t have another spin-bowling all-rounder in their squad, they might opt to play an extra batter in order to compensate for the void Shakib will leave in the middle-order if he doesn’t play in the 2nd test-match.
In such a situation, we might witness wicketkeeper-batsman Jaker Ali getting picked in the starting XI as a pure batsman. If he gets a chance to play, then he might bat in the middle-order and strengthen the batting-department of the Tigers.
Strongest Starting XI of Bangladesh for the 2nd test-match versus India
Zakir Hasan, Mominul Haque, Najmul Hossain Shanto (Captain), Shadman Islam, Litton Das (WK), Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Mushfiqur Rahim, Taijul Islam / Jaker Ali, Hasan Mahmud, Taskin Ahmed and Nahid Rana.
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