Ahead of the Test series against Bangladesh, Team India head coach Gautam Gambhir emphasized the importance of Test cricket. India leads the WTC standings, and the squad, including stars like Kohli and Ashwin,

Team India will keep their winning run going and remain on top of the WTC standings when they take on Bangladesh in the 1st Test of the two-match series starting in Chennai on Thursday (September 19).

India are focused on making a strong start to their home test season and will not view their two-match series with Bangladesh merely as preparation for their tour of Australia later this year, skipper Rohit Sharma said on Tuesday.

Team India will play two Test matches against Bangladesh which is scheduled to start from September 19 and the first Test match will be played at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.

Rohit made the comments at the pre-match conference in Chennai on Tuesday (Sep 17) and said that they will be focusing on self game. Bangladesh are coming to India after beating Pakistan 2-0 in the away Test series.

India is all set to host Bangladesh in a two match Test series at home. The first Test match will take place at MA Chidambram stadium in Chennai from September 19th. Ahead of the Test series, the Bangladesh Cricket Team touched down in Chennai to kickstart their away series.

Rohit Sharma said the Bangladesh series is not a dress rehearsal for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy and opened up on some of the things their players had to say.