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.

Team India lost three wickets in the first hour's play on Day 1 of their 1st Test vs Bangladesh. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli were dismissed for 6 each and all three wickets went to Bangladesh pacer Hasan Mahmud.

Here's the pre-match analysis of the India vs Bangladesh 1st Test, including playing XI, recent form, head-to-head records, strategy, predictions, and pitch conditions.

Team India’s home cricket season will begin in Chennai on Thursday. Ahead of the first Test between India and Bangladesh, here’s all you need to know as far as LIVE streaming is concerned.

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.

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's poor over-rate on Day 1 of the first Test against India was described as abysmal and unacceptable by the commentators.

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),

India vs Bangladesh live: Much anticipated series about to beginIndia vs Bangladesh live: The much anticipated 2 match series is about to begin soon. India enter the contest as favourites but Bangladesh high on confidence following their 2-0 series win over Pakistan.

Both sides have the same bowling combination for this match. Bangladesh XI: Shadman Islam, Zakir Hasan, Najmul Hossain Shanto(c), Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan, Litton Das(w), Mehidy Hasan Miraz,

India and Bangladesh for the 1st Test match at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on September 19, Thursday. Find out all the live-streaming details of the much-anticipated contest.