.India's Test edge is about to embark on a gruelling four-month purpose that is going to decide whether they'll get an additional chance at a World Examination Championship title.After facing Bangladesh and also New Zealand in the home, Rohit Sharma's powerhouse side takes a trip to Australia for the highly-anticipated Border-Gavaskar Trophy, which for the first time will be contested over 5 Tests.India has actually two times obtained the WTC Final without raising the mace, beat through Kane Williamson's Black Caps in 2021 and also Pat Cummins' Australians final year.However, India's pro gamers may not acquire another opportunity at atonement following upcoming year's WTC Final at God's. Sharma and also rewriter Ravichandran Ashwin are 37, while celebrities Virat Kohli and also Ravindra Jadeja, who have actually both retired from T20Is, will certainly commemorate their 36th birthday celebration later this year.Watch every round of the India v Bangladesh Test series LIVE & special to Fox Cricket, accessible on Kayo. New to Kayo? Begin your free of charge trial today > Currently leading the WTC status, India needs to be actually considered favourites to obtain the last, however they'll to begin with need to eliminate the Tigers.Bangladesh, having actually just recently gotten a historical series whitewash over Pakistan in Rawalpindi, has actually never ever beat India in the Examination arena, registering 11 beats and also pair of draws due to the fact that the country was rewarded total participant status in 2000. Irrespective, the Tigers have actually consistently been a risk in subcontinent situations, while their latest conquest in Pakistan confirmed their young rate strike was actually the actual deal.India's Jasprit Bumrah and also captain Rohit Sharma. Photograph through DIBYANGSHU SARKAR/ AFPSource: AFPEarlier recently, India introduced its own Examination team for the series opener versus Bangladesh in Chennai, with wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant returning for the very first time considering that his dreadful vehicle incident in December 2022. The 26-year-old underwent a prolonged as well as tough recovery adhering to the accident, making his qualified profit throughout this year's Indian Premier Game, where he racked up 446 operates in 13 matches for the Delhi Capitals.After helping India succeed the T20 Globe Mug in June, Pant played his very first red-ball suit in virtually two years recently, racking up a half-century and taking 7 catches during the course of a Duleep Trophy contest in Bengaluru.Having passed the litmus test, Pant is on track to sign up with India's Exam team in Australia this summer months-- which will send a shiver down the spinal column of Cummins as well as his teammates.Pant, that boasts 2271 Test runs at 43.67, has foiled the Australians on several occasions in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, many memorably in the course of the 2020/21 campaign.After smacking a fighting 97 on day five of the New Year's Exam at the SCG, he steered India in the direction of a miraculous three-wicket success at the Gabba with an unbeaten 89 in the fourth innings.Fellow gloveman Dhruv Jurel, who created his worldwide debut versus England previously this year, was actually also named in India's Test squad, while expert seamer Mohammed Shami is actually still bouncing back coming from ankle surgery.Jasprit Bumrah as well as Mohammed Siraj lead India's rate strike in Shami's lack, while India's twist division is actually stacked along with the usual suspects-- Ashwin, Jadeja, Axar Patel as well as Kuldeep Yadav.India's Ravichandran Ashwin. Photograph by Indranil MUKHERJEE/ AFPSource: AFPHowever, a cluster of youthful guns headline India's Exam squad along with the modern-day greats, with a seemingly unlimited source of ability happening through the ranks. When the likes of Sharma and also Ashwin choose to put up the footwear, passing on the torch will certainly be a seamless process.Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal, 22, was the leading run-scorer during this year's Test series versus England, blasting 712 go for 89.00 consisting of double-hundreds in Rajkot and Visakhapatnam. The stylish left-hander presently flaunts the best batting standard one of openers in Examination background (lowest 15 innings)." I really hope Yashasvi always keeps all the babble around him away," Indian commentator Harsha Bhogle claimed on YouTube." He's an impressive possibility, however folks are actually starting to chat him up." Provided that he relies on themself, and also not what people are point out concerning him, he'll be absolutely great." His left-handedness at the top is such a resource." Other youngster Shubman Gill, who made his Examination launching in the course of the 2020/21 Border-Gavaskar Prize, has actually actually developed themself as a future celebrity of the sporting activity throughout formats-- no person has actually racked up more international operates because the begin of in 2013 than the Gujarat Titans captain.Despite starting his Test profession as an opener, Gill is expected to baseball bat at No. 3 for the Bangladesh series.Yashasvi Jaiswal of India commemorates. Photograph through Gareth Copley/Getty ImagesSource: Getty ImagesLeft-armed fast Yash Dayal, that has taken 76 first-rate openings at 28.89, got his maiden Exam call-up for the Bangladesh set, while fellow seamer Akash Deep kept his spot in the squad after grabbing 9 arches during the course of last week's Duleep Trophy video game." Yash Dayal sways the sphere away from the right-hander, receives the sphere to find back in," Bhogle continued." Everybody I've talked to about him in domestic cricket is actually claiming good things."( Deep) has acquired that small additional pace, which obtained him approval in front of Bhuvneshwar Kumar." He can easily bowl long spells, swings it in, takes it out." Deep is somebody I am actually awaiting observing, even in Australia." The 1st Exam in between India and also Bangladesh receives underway at Chennai's MA Chidambaram Arena on Thursday, along with the initial round booked for 2pm AEST. India's Test squad for 1st Exam vs BangladeshRohit Sharma (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant (wk), Dhruv Jurel (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep, Jasprit Bumrah, Yash DayalBangladesh Exam squad for India tourNajmul Hossain Shanto (c), Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Zakir Hasan, Shadman Islam, Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan, Litton Kumer Das, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taijul Islam, Nayeem Hasan, Nahid Rana, Hasan Mahmud, Taskin Ahmed, Syed Khaled Ahmed, Jaker Ali Anik.