India vs Bangladesh, 2nd Test Match Summary

India vs Bangladesh - the rivalry continues, as the teams get ready to take on each other in the 2nd and final Test match of the series at Green Park in Kanpur. The first Test was filled with entertainment and even though Bangladesh played well in patches, India ended up winning by a huge margin and will now look to add to their already handsome WTC points tally. India are leading the WTC table and have their eyes on a third straight final appearance but they still have a few more matches to play but Rohit Sharma and co will be filled with confidence as they made light work of an upbeat Bangladesh side thanks to a sensational all-round showing by Ravichandran Ashwin. Ashwin picked up a 6th Test ton and a 37th Test five-wicket haul, going on to equal Shane Warne in terms of five-wicket hauls in Test matches but he wasn't the only one who left a mark in Chennai. Rishabh Pant who was playing his first Test in over 630 days, looked like he never left and made a stellar ton in the second innings as did Shubman Gill who redeemed himself after scoring a duck in the first innings. Ravindra Jadeja was another one who had a fine game with both bat and ball and was a major reason for India's recovery in the first innings. But it wasn't all positive for India as their two stalwarts, namely, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli flopped big time against the new ball and both of them will be itching to make amends here. Also, we might see an extra spinner play given the general nature of the surface in Kanpur which means one of Mohammed Siraj or Akash Deep might go out of the playing XI with either Axar Patel or Kuldeep Yadav coming in. Moving on to Bangladesh, they have a lot of decisions to make regarding their best playing XI for this Test with Mominul Haque struggling with the bat and Shakib Al Hasan unable to bowl at his best. The pace trio did shine in that first Test but Mehidy Hasan needs a spin partner from the other end and this might be the cue to bring in Taijul Islam. They do have options with the bat on the bench if Mominul does get benched but the two openers really need to set things up for the team upfront. Najmul Hossain Shanto, their skipper, looked their most comfortable batter in the first Test and deserved a hundred in the fourth innings but failed to get there. Bangladesh know they have a mountain to climb but there's enough experience in that side and that series win against Pakistan should give them the belief that they can turn things around. Also, there is inclement weather expected in Kanpur, at least at the start of the Test match which might force the teams to rework their strategy a bit but let's hope that we get another exciting game of Test cricket. Who are you backing for the win?