India vs Bangladesh 2019-20 1st Test, statistical preview: Milestones ahead of Rahane, Saha

India came back from 0-1 to win the 3-match T20I series against Bangladesh. They will now host them for the Ganguly-Durjoy Trophy, consisting of 2 Tests. The first Test will be played at Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore. Ahead of the Test, here is a statistical preview.

Statistical preview

1 Test for India against Bangladesh on Indian soil, at Bengaluru in 2016-17. India won the Test by 288 runs.

1 Test for India at Indore, against New Zealand in 2016-17. India won the Test by 321 runs.

1 uncapped player in the Bangladesh squad – Saif Hassan. He may become their 96th Test cap.

1 uncapped player in the Indian squad – Shubman Gill. He may become their 296th Test cap.

3 dismissals needed by Wriddhiman Saha (86 catches, 11 stumpings) to become the 5th Indian (after MS Dhoni, Syed Kirmani, Kiran More, and Nayan Mongia) and 45th overall to reach 100 dismissals.

3 catches needed by Cheteshwar Pujara (47) to become the 15th Indian and 128th overall to reach 50 catches among non-wicketkeepers.

5 appearances for Ishant Sharma in India-Bangladesh Tests, the most for either side across both squads. Five others have played 5 Tests each, two 6 each, and three 7 each – but none of them will feature in this series.

9 Tests between India and Bangladesh so far, of which India have won 7, while the other 2 have been rain-affected draws.

10 men have led Bangladesh so far in Test cricket. Mominul Haque will be the 11th. The squad also features two former captains in Mushfiqur Rahim and Mahmudullah.

25 runs needed by Ajinkya Rahane (3,975) to become the 16th Indian and 132nd overall to reach 4,000 runs.

48 fifty-plus scores for Virat Kohli (26 hundreds, 22 fifties). Fifties in each innings will help him become the 9th Indian to the 50-mark. However, Kohli is 4th in terms of hundreds.

50 runs needed by Mushfiqur (337) to go past Mohammad Ashraful (386) and become the leading run-scorer for Bangladesh in India. Sachin Tendulkar (820) has most runs for India against Bangladesh.