Bangladesh decided on Bowling vs India

More surprisingly, Rohit Sharma said India would have bowled first themselves had they won the toss. Three quick tosses from both sides cemented the direction the teams were heading in. Any doubts they might have had were put to rest by the overcast skies, which will come as a relief to the people of Chennai after a week of record-breaking heat.

Rohit said the pitch was a little soft underfoot, which should help with seam movement. The red-soil pitch should provide good bounce and also induce spin as the Test progresses.

1 Rohit Sharma (Capt.), 2 Yashasvi Jaiswal, 3 Shubman Gill, 4 Virat Kohli, 5 KL Rahul, 6 Rishabh Pant (Week), 7 Ravindra Jadeja, 8 R Ashwin, 9 Akash Deep, 10 Mohammed Siraj, 11 Jasprit Bumrah .

Bangladesh 1 Shadman Islam, 2 Zakir Hasan, Najmul Hossain Shanto (Capt.), 4 Mominul Haque, 5 Mushfiqur Rahim, 6 Litton Das (Week), 7 Shakib Al Hasan, 8 Mehidy Hasan Miraz, 9 Taskin Ahmed, 10 Hasan Mahmud, 11 Nahid Rana