The protesters insisted that the series should be stopped to bring attention to the plight of Bangladeshi Hindus.

Rohit Sharma 's Team India is comfortably placed at the top of the World Test Championship (WTC) points table. India still have ten Test matches to play in their final leg of WTC 2025 with their first match coming against Bangladesh .

Bangladesh skipper Najmul Shanto won the toss and opted to bowl first against Rohit Sharma's India in the first Test at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Thursday

Young Bangladesh pacer Hasan Mahmud has run riot against India in the ongoing first Test at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. He dismissed the likes of Kohli, Rohit, Gill and Rishabh Pant on the opening day.

Rishabh Pant threw away a good opportunity to convert a good start into a big knock. Guatam Gambhir echoed the emotions of the majority of Indian fans when Pant got out on 39 to young pacer Hasan Mahmud in Chennai on Thursday,

Team India return to the field after more than one and a half months as they prepare to see off a tricky challenge from a buoyant Bangladesh unit.

Ahead of the first Test match against Bangladesh, Team India head coach Gautam Gambhir said his side “don’t fear anyone” but have “respect for everyone.” The two-match Test series between India and Bangladesh will kick off on September 19 at Chennai’s MA Chidambaram Stadium.

India captain Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill were dismissed cheaply on Day 1 of the first Test against Bangladesh after Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto won the toss and elected to bowl first.

Gautam Gambhir also insisted that the opposition must learn to tackle spin-friendly conditions, even though the first Test in Chennai is set to be played on red soil track, which is known for creating conditions in favour of the fast bowlers.