Bangladesh have already been docked World Test Championship points for slow over-rate against Pakistan, and after the kind of performance they put in on Day 1 of the first Test against India in Chennai,

An unbeaten century by Ravichandran Ashwin leads India's fightback from a poor start against Bangladesh on day one of the first Test in Chennai.

A series sweep against Bangladesh will cement India's place atop the World Test Championship (WTC) standings but the team under Rohit Sharma are guarding against any complacency in the two-match home series beginning in Chennai on Thursday.

Bangladesh skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto won the toss and elected to field against India in an overcast Chennai on Thursday in the first of two Tests.

Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto won the toss on Thursday and decided to send India in to bat in the first cricket test. India was playing a test for the first time since March when it beat England 4-1 in a five-match series in India.

India suffered an early setback in the first Test against Bangladesh, losing two crucial wickets in the opening session. Put into bat at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, India lost captain Rohit Sharma (6),

Rohit Sharma and co. will be back in action for the longer format of the game as India are set to face Bangladesh at the MA Chidambaram Stadium from September 19 (Thursday) onwards in what will be the first Test of India’s 10-Test season.