"rohit-sharma"

India lost the wickets of skipper Rohit Sharma (2), Virat Kohli (0) and Sarfaraz Khan (0) early in the morning

Gill was unavailable for selection of the first Test due to a neck stiffness, says the Indian team management after the toss

Shami last played for India during the ODI World Cup final last year and has been recuperating from an ankle surgery after that

Rohit, who played 15 innings this year, has made two hundreds but managed only one fifty in the remaining 13, totaling 497 runs in eight Tests at just over 35

Post opener David Warner's retirement earlier this year, Smith had willingly volunteered open the innings

25-year-old diagnosed with a stress fracture in his lower back after experiencing pain during last month's tour of the UK

Replaces South African Mark Boucher who led the team to a last-placed finish in this year's tournament

The Sri lankan player, previously, held the position at the franchise from 2017 to 2022, including three championship wins

Dhoni captained India in an impressive 200 ODIs, securing 110 victories. Under his leadership, India lost 74 ODIs, with 16 games ending as no-result. He also led the team to triumph in three major ICC trophies: the 2007 ICC T20 World Cup, the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup, and the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy.

It was one of the most exhilarating performance by the Indian team despite losing more than 200 overs of play with two days of complete wash-out.

Visitors give the hosts a target of 95 runs to win the second Test and make a clean sweep of the two-match series

Bangladesh are scheduled to resume their first innings from 107 for 3, which they managed on the rain-hit opening day

The drizzle in the morning Saturday turned into heavy rain and there is a possibility that play won't be possible until the final session of the day

While hosts India fielded an unchanged side, Bangladesh made a couple of changes

The duo's bats remained silent in series-opener as Bangladesh pacers bowled probing lines on a supportive track and were rewarded

Sri Lanka boost its chances of making the final by outclassing New Zealand in Galle

The pacer claims all three Indian wickets as skipper Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill and Virat Kolhi

India goes with three seamers — Jasprit Bumrah, Akash Deep and Mohammed Siraj and the spin duo of Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja

"New coaching staff has different style but there is no problem. Good understanding is important, and I have that with Gambhir," said Rohit

Apart from Gill, a few more important players will also be rested keeping the the three- Test series against New Zealand in mind