Indian Pace Attack Gets Ready to Take on Bangladesh in First T20I

The Indian squad defeated Bangladesh 2-0 in the Test series, and now they are preparing for the Twenty20 International series. The New Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Stadium in Gwalior will host the opening Twenty20 International match on October 6. The Indian pacers got together for a practice session prior to the first game of the series. A video featuring aggressive pacers Mayank Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana, and Hardik Pandya practising their bowling technique was posted by the BCCI.

It is noteworthy that Mayank was called up to India for the first time. The Lucknow Super Giants' right-arm pacer stole the show in the 2024 Indian Premier League thanks to his mere presence. However, Harshit has yet to make his team debut despite earning his first call-up to the Indian squad during the Sri Lanka series. In the IPL 2024, he played for the Kolkata Knight Riders and received praise for his swing and quickness.

BCCI drops a viral video:

Bring out the speed guns, the pace battery has arrived! ⚡️⚡️#TeamIndia | #INDvBAN | @IDFCFIRSTBank pic.twitter.com/FM4Sv5E4s3

— BCCI (@BCCI) October 4, 2024

Bangladesh will visit India for the three-match Twenty20 International series. On October 6, Gwalior will host the first Twenty20 international match. On October 9, Delhi's Arun Jaitley Stadium will host the second match. On October 12, the last Twenty20 International match will take place at Hyderabad's Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. Remarkably, Gwalior will host its first international match since 2010.

When India last competed in a Twenty20 international series, they defeated the hosts, Sri Lanka, 3-0. It was Suryakumar Yadav's maiden assignment as India's newly designated T20I captain.

India's Team 3 Twenty20 Internationals against Bangladesh:

Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wk), Rinku Singh, Hardik Pandya, Riyan Parag, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Varun Chakaravarthy, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana, and Mayank Yadav, Suryakumar Yadav (c).

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