India tour of Bangladesh: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli set to travel to Dhaka on December 1

India tour of Bangladesh: India captain Rohit Sharma and the rest of the team will set sail for Dhaka on December 1. The Men in Blue play three ODIs against Bangladesh, followed by a two-test series. Meanwhile, the players will assemble in Mumbai, while the likes of Rishabh Pant and Co will head straight from NewZealand. Watch IND vs BAN LIVE Streaming on Sony Sports Network & Follow India vs Bangladesh LIVE on Insidesport.IN

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India tour of Bangladesh: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli set to travel to Dhaka on December 1, Rishabh Pant and Co to travel directly from NewZealand – Follow LIVE Updates

Team India are set to play three ODIs and two Test matches against Bangladesh next month. It marks India’s first tour since the 2016 Asia Cup. The series is crucial with the ODIs serving as a preparation ground for the upcoming 50-over World Cup. Meanwhile, the Tests are part of the World Test Championship cycle.

The Men in Blue have begun preparations for the series with Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul and Virat Kohli training in Mumbai. As per TOI, Rohit and Rahul trained at the MCA’s BKC training complex on Friday. Meanwhile, Virat Kohli returned from a break in Uttarakhand and hit the gym. Cheteshwar Pujara is also training back home in Gujarat.

Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Virat Kohli and the other senior players are set to depart for Bangladesh on December 1. However, Rishabh Pant and Co will travel to Dhaka from New Zealand. Pant alongside Shreyas Iyer, Shubman Gill and Shikhar Dhawan are part of the IND vs NZ ODI series.

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Cheteshwar Pujara should travel alongside Rohit and Co despite not being part of the ODI series. The veteran along with Umesh Yadav and KS Bharat will feature for India A during the 3 ODIs. The Men in Blue however have a couple of training sessions before they play their first ODI at Dhaka on December 4.

India tour of Bangladesh schedule

Date	Match	Venue	Time(IST)	Time(GMT/Local)
Dec 04, Sun	India vs Bangladesh, 1st ODI	Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka	12:30 PM	11:30 AM / 12:00 PM LOCAL
Dec 07, Wed	India vs Bangladesh, 2nd ODI	Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka	12:30 PM	11:30 AM / 12:00 PM LOCAL
Dec 10, Sat	India vs Bangladesh, 3rd ODI	Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram	12:30 PM	11:30 AM / 12:00 PM LOCAL
Dec 14, Wed – Dec 18, Sun	India vs Bangladesh, 1st Test	Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram	9:30 AM	09:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL
Dec 22, Thu – Dec 26, Mon	India vs Bangladesh, 2nd Test	Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka	9:30 AM	09:00 AM GMT / 09:30 AM LOCAL

India’s squad for Bangladesh ODIs: Rohit Sharma (C), KL Rahul (VC), Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Shreyas Iyer, Rahul Tripathi, Rishabh Pant (WK), Ishan Kishan (WK), Shahbaz Ahmed, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Mohd. Shami, Mohd. Siraj, Deepak Chahar, Kuldeep Sen

India’s squad for Bangladesh Tests: Rohit Sharma (C), KL Rahul (VC), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (WK), KS Bharat (WK), Ravindra Jadeja*, Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Shardul Thakur, Mohd. Shami, Mohd. Siraj, Umesh Yadav