After an 8-month break, Virat Kohli returns to Test cricket. Bangladesh have won the toss and decided to bowl first in the first Test match of the series in Chennai.

India, under new head coach Gautam Gambhir, begins its Test series against Bangladesh in Chennai on September 19. Key players like Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant, and K.L. Rahul return from injuries. The main selection dilemma is between Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav.

Virat Kohli is set to break another of Sachin Tendulkar's records by becoming the fastest player to reach 27,000 international runs. Needing just 58 more runs in the upcoming India vs. Bangladesh Test series,

Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting lavished huge praise on Virat Kohli for revolutionising Test cricket in India during his captaincy stint. Ponting believes Kohli's start of Test captaincy played a huge role in the turnaround of Indian cricket in Tests.

Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting spoke on India's transformation as a brute force in the last decade and said they don't fear the big stage anymore. Ponting lavished praise on Virat Kohli's captaincy and highlighted India's strong bowling attack as major reasons for the team's success away from home.

India has excelled against Australia in the recent Border-Gavaskar Trophy series, winning the last four encounters. Ricky Ponting commended Indian batsmen for their adaptability and emphasized strong leadership from Virat Kohli and Rahul Dravid.

Ricky Ponting praised Virat Kohli for revolutionizing Indian Test cricket, emphasizing his crucial role in transforming the team's mindset and leadership. Kohli's tenure as captain from 2014 to 2022 led India to notable overseas victories,

Former India captain Virat Kohli needs 58 more runs to complete 27,000 runs in international cricket and become the 4th batter to achieve this feat.

In an interaction with ESPN Cricinfo, Litton Das said that it will be harder to play with the SG ball in India. For the unversed, the ball made by the SG company is used i​​n India, while the Kookaburra ball is mostly used elsewhere.

It'll mark the first time in over a month that the likes of Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant and Jasprit Bumrah will be back in national colours as India's fresh home season gets underway with one eye on the World Test Championship final next June.

India captain Rohit Sharma returned to the top 5 whereas the likes of Virat Kohli and Yashasvi Jaiswal have also moved up in the updated list before the Bangladesh home series.