India will host Bangladesh for the Two Test matches scheduled to start from September 19 and the first match will be played at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.

Head to Head- This is the 14th test match to be played between the two teams, out of which 11 are in favor of India whereas Bangladesh is still struggling to win one. There were 2 ties amongst this set of matches.

Pitch report - As for the MA Chidambaram Stadium, it has a reputation of being spin-friendly, meaning spin bowlers would be able to get more assistance from the surface. Some of the times, the surface is bowler friendly making it hard for the batsmen.

To begin with, here are the anticipated team lineups for both sides:

India Predicted Playing XI:

• Rohit Sharma (C)

• Yashasvi Jaiswal

• Virat Kohli

• Sarfaraz Khan

• Rishabh Pant (Wk)

• Ravindra Jadeja

• Axar Patel

• Mohd. Siraj

• Jasprit Bumrah

• Akash Deep

• Kuldeep Yadav

Bangladesh Predicted Playing XI:
Najmul Hossain Shanto (C)
Shadman Islam
Zakir Hasan
Mominul Haque
Mushfiqur Rahim
Shakib Al Hasan
Litton Das (Wk)
Mehidy Hasan
Shoriful Islam
Hasan Mahmud
Nahid Rana

The looming series has got a few nail biting moments as the pitch conditions at Chennai are expected to test the skills of most. The fans can anticipate an exhilarating series as both the teams shall fight it out on the ground.