Team India are currently preparing for the upcoming second Test match which is scheduled to take place at Green Park Stadium in Kanpur from September 27 to October 1. India are currently leading in the two-Test match series against Bangladesh by registering a dominating 280-run win against the neighbouring nation at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Indian wicketkeeper batter KL Rahul who last featured in the 1st Test match against England has made his comeback to the national side after missing the spot from the T20 World Cup 2024 squad.
KL Rahul is currently going through a rough patch of his career and he had a forgetful outing in the first Test match scoring, 16 and 22 not-out. India assistant coach Abhishek Nayar backed the batter by giving an example of his last overseas outing against South Africa.
KL Rahul has been around for long but has not established himself in the Test side. In 51 matches, he has scored 2901 runs, averaging 34.12.
"Sometimes it is just direction and I feel KL is someone who understands his game very well. In South Africa, he played tremendous knocks. We are very hopeful... the kind of combination that Gautam has had and I have had with him that hopefully we can have a turnaround in KL as well.
"These things sometimes take time. But I feel the way he is batting, even in the last game, I know we did not end up giving him much of a shot in the second innings. And I am pretty sure going forward you will see the expectations and the performances that you have from him. "
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India vs Bangladesh pitch report
The Green Park curator said that the wicket for the second Test between India and Bangladesh will be an ideal five-day pitch that will assist pacers in the first two sessions and help spinners on the last three days.
"There will be that Chennai match feeling. It will have something for everyone. It will offer bounce in the first two sessions and it will be pretty good for batting for the first two days. Then, the spinners will come into play on the last three days," curator Shiv Kumar told PTI.
The black soil for the Green Park pitch, as always, has been sourced from Kali Mitti village near Unnao, which is 23km from Kanpur. The pitches made from black soil traditionally assist spinners, while red soil helps the pacers. The pitch is expected to play low and slow.
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