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At the beginning of the first Test match being played between the Indian team and Bangladesh, the fans were confused. As soon as the playing eleven of Team India was revealed, the question arose in the minds of the fans that why did Rohit Sharma come on the spin friendly pitch of Chennai with three fast bowlers? It is often seen that spin bowlers get more help in Chepauk, yet only 2 spin bowlers are included in the playing eleven of Team India.
Why are 3 fast bowlers included?
There are two types of soil pitches in Chepauk, red and black. While black soil pitches help spin bowlers more, red soil pitches help fast bowlers more. Red soil is being used in this match.
On which the fast bowlers are expected to get more help and this has been seen during this match so far. Bangladesh's fast bowlers performed well in the first session itself, due to which Team India suffered three big setbacks in the form of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill till the lunch break.
Decision to field three bowlers in the playing eleven of the first match
In such a situation, captain Rohit Sharma has decided to field three bowlers in the playing eleven of the first match keeping in mind the red soil pitch. In which Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj and Akash Deep have been selected. Apart from this, R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja have been included as two spin bowlers.
Apart from this, another reason is that the Border Gavaskar Trophy is going to be organized between India and Australia at the end of the year. The series will be played in Australia where fast bowlers will get more bounce and support. Due to this, Team India is busy in its preparations.
