Rahul’s last Test was against England in January, after which he missed the rest of the series with a quadriceps injury. He performed well in the same Duleep Trophy matches, scoring 37 in the first innings and 57 in the second for India A. For India B, Pant scored 7 and 61, and took seven catches behind the stumps.
Dayal also impressed by taking three wickets in the fourth innings to help India B to a comfortable win. He has taken 76 wickets at 28.89 in 24 first-class matches so far.
Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj are expected to lead the pace attack. In the spin department, India have opted for their usual quartet of R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav.
The first Test match against Bangladesh will be played in Chennai from September 19, while the second Test match will be played in Kanpur from September 27. Following the two Test matches, three T20I matches will be played.
Indian squad for first test match against Bangladesh
Rohit Sharma (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant (cap), Dhruv Jurel (cap), R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep. , Jasprit Bumrah, Yash Dayal
