.India's Exam edge is about to plunge into a back-breaking four-month mission that will decide whether they'll acquire yet another chance at a Globe Test Championship title.After encountering Bangladesh as well as New Zealand in your home, Rohit Sharma's goliath edge travels to Australia for the highly-anticipated Border-Gavaskar Prize, which for the very first time is going to be opposed over five Tests.India has actually two times obtained the WTC Final without lifting the mace, beat through Kane Williamson's Black Caps in 2021 as well as Dab Cummins' Australians last year.However, India's veteran players may not acquire one more opportunity at redemption following upcoming year's WTC Final at Lord's. Sharma and also rewriter Ravichandran Ashwin are actually 37, while superstars Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja, who have actually each retired from T20Is, are going to celebrate their 36th birthday later this year.Watch every ball of the India v Bangladesh Exam series LIVE & exclusive to Fox Cricket, offered on Kayo. New to Kayo? Beginning your cost-free trial today > Currently leading the WTC standings, India needs to be actually thought about favourites to get approved for the ultimate, yet they'll first need to have to discontinue the Tigers.Bangladesh, having recently protected a historical series whitewash over Pakistan in Rawalpindi, has never beat India in the Test arena, signing up 11 defeats and pair of pulls given that the country was actually rewarded full participant status in 2000. Irrespective, the Tigers have constantly been a risk in subcontinent situations, while their current conquest in Pakistan verified their young pace strike was actually the genuine deal.India's Jasprit Bumrah and captain Rohit Sharma. Image through DIBYANGSHU SARKAR/ AFPSource: AFPEarlier today, India introduced its Test squad for the set opener against Bangladesh in Chennai, along with wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant returning for the first time since his loathsome car mishap in December 2022. The 26-year-old went through an extensive and also arduous recovery observing the collision, creating his specialist profit during the course of this year's Indian Premier League, where he scored 446 operates in 13 suits for the Delhi Capitals.After helping India win the T20 Planet Mug in June, Pant played his 1st red-ball match in virtually 2 years last week, racking up a half-century as well as taking 7 catches throughout a Duleep Prize contest in Bengaluru.Having passed the base test, Pant gets on monitor to sign up with India's Test team in Australia this summer-- which will certainly send a twitch down the back of Cummins and also his teammates.Pant, that boasts 2271 Trial run at 43.67, possesses handicapped the Australians on various celebrations in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, a lot of memorably in the course of the 2020/21 campaign.After smacking a fighting 97 on time 5 of the New Year's Test at the SCG, he steered India in the direction of a miraculous three-wicket success at the Gabba with an unbeaten 89 in the 4th innings.Fellow gloveman Dhruv Jurel, who created his worldwide launching versus England previously this year, was likewise called in India's Examination squad, while veteran seamer Mohammed Shami is still bouncing back coming from ankle surgery.Jasprit Bumrah and also Mohammed Siraj lead India's speed assault in Shami's lack, while India's spin department is actually piled with the normal suspects-- Ashwin, Jadeja, Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav.India's Ravichandran Ashwin. Photo through Indranil MUKHERJEE/ AFPSource: AFPHowever, a bunch of younger weapons headline India's Exam squad alongside the present day greats, along with a relatively never-ending supply of talent happening by means of the rankings. When the similarity Sharma and also Ashwin choose to put up the footwear, handing down the light will be a smooth process.Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal, 22, was actually the leading run-scorer during the course of this year's Examination series against England, blasting 712 perform at 89.00 featuring double-hundreds in Rajkot and also Visakhapatnam. The sophisticated left-hander currently flaunts the greatest batting average among openers in Examination past history (minimum 15 innings)." I hope Yashasvi always keeps all the babble around him away," Indian commentator Harsha Bhogle said on YouTube." He's a fantastic possibility, yet folks are actually beginning to speak him up." So long as he relies on himself, and also not what other individuals are actually state about him, he'll be positively fine." His left-handedness on top is actually such a possession." Other child Shubman Gill, who created his Examination launching during the course of the 2020/21 Border-Gavaskar Prize, has already created themself as a potential super star of the sport around layouts-- nobody has racked up even more worldwide runs given that the beginning of in 2015 than the Gujarat Titans captain.Despite beginning his Examination profession as an opener, Gill is actually expected to bat at No. 3 for the Bangladesh series.Yashasvi Jaiswal of India celebrates. Image by Gareth Copley/Getty ImagesSource: Getty ImagesLeft-armed fast Yash Dayal, who has actually taken 76 first-class openings at 28.89, got his initial Exam call-up for the Bangladesh collection, while fellow seamer Akash Deep preserved his area in the team after getting nine wickets during the course of recently's Duleep Trophy activity." Yash Dayal opens the round out of the right-hander, gets the round to follow back in," Bhogle proceeded." Everybody I have actually talked to concerning him in residential cricket is pointing out benefits."( Deep-seated) has actually received that light additional pace, which obtained him the nod before Bhuvneshwar Kumar." He can easily bowl lengthy spells, swings it in, takes it out." Deep is an individual I am actually eagerly anticipating seeing, also in Australia." The first Examination between India as well as Bangladesh gets underway at Chennai's MA Chidambaram Arena on Thursday, along with the 1st ball set up for 2pm AEST. India's Test squad for first Test 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 Delight, 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.