India bat, Rahane and Bhuvneshwar included

India’s Captain Virat Kohli won the toss and opted to bat against Bangladesh in the one-off Test in Hyderabad.

Although the surface had a tinge of grass, Kohli said "Hyderabad has always been a very good batting wicket." India went in with six batsmen, including wicketkeeper-batsman Wriddhiman Saha, two spinners and three seamers. The hosts welcomed back M Vijay (shoulder), Saha (thigh) and Ajinkya Rahane (finger) from injuries.

There was no place for Karun Nair, who hit a triple-century in the Chennai Test against England, and a fit-again Jayant Yadav, in the XI.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who missed India`s last Test in Chennai, returned to strengthen the seam attack, which also included Umesh Yadav and Ishant Sharma.

Mushfiqur Rahim, who termed Bangladesh`s first bilateral international match in India as "a great moment for Bangladesh cricket", returned to lead Bangladesh and take the wicketkeeping gloves after recovering from a thumb injury.

In Imrul Kayes` absence, Soumya Sarkar will open with Tamim Iqbal. The visitors played three spinners in offspinner Mehedi Hasan and left-arm spinners in Shakib Al Hasan and Taijul Islam, and two seamers in Taskin Ahmed and Kamrul Islam Rabbi.

Bangladesh 1 Tamim Iqbal, 2 Soumya Sarkar, 3 Mominul Haque 4 Mahmudullah, 5 Shakib Al Hasan, 6 Mushfiqur Rahim (capt & wk), 7 Sabbir Rahman, 8 Mehedi Hasan, 9 Taijul Islam, 10 Taskin Ahmed, 11 Kamrul Islam Rabbi

India 1 M Vijay, 2 KL Rahul, 3 Cheteshwar Pujara, 4 Virat Kohli (capt), 5 Ajinkya Rahane, 6 Wriddhiman Saha (wk), 7 R Ashwin, 8 Ravindra Jadeja, 9 Bhuvneshwar Kumar, 10 Umesh Yadav, 11 Ishant Sharma

Source: ESPNcricinfo