Fatullah: India have won the toss and opted to bat in one-off Test against Bangladesh in Fatullah on Wednesday.
India playing only five specialist batsmen. Shikhar Dhawan back in XI, he replaces KL Rahul. Rohit Sharma edge ahead Cheteshwar Pujara missing.
A comeback for Harbhajan Singh, he will feature in his first Test since playing against Australia at home in 2013. Varun Aaron is back as well, he replaces Bhuvneshwar Kumar.
Litton Das becomes the 77th player to wear the national cap. They also pulled out a minor surprise in picking Mohammad Shahid ahead of Rubel Hossain.
Teams
Bangladesh: Tamim Iqbal, Imrul Kayes, Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim (Capt.), Shakib Al Hasan, Soumya Sarkar, Litton Das (wk), Shuvagata Hom, Jubair Hossain, Taijul Islam, Mohammad Shahid
India: Murali Vijay, Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli (Capt.), Ajinkya Rahane, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Harbhajan Singh, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav, Varun Aaron