Indian team for Bangladesh Test on Oct 30

The Indian team for the one-off Test against Bangladesh at Dhaka, from November 10 to 14, will be selected in Bombay on October 30, the Board of Control for Cricket in India said on Wednesday.

It will be Bangladesh's first Test after being granted Test status by the International Cricket Council.

BCCI executive secretary Sharad Diwadkar said the India 'A' as well as the Board President's XI teams, which will play Zimbabwe during their tour of India, will also be selected the same day.

India 'A' will take on Zimbabwe, who will begin their 41-day tour to India on November 5, at Indore from November 8 to 10, while the Board President's XI to play against the visiting Zimbabweans from November 13 to 15, at Faridabad.

Zimbabwe will also play two Tests, at Delhi from November 18-22, and Nagpur from November 25-29, as well as five one-day internationals on December 2, December 5, December 8, December 11 and December 14. The venues for the one-dayers are likely to be finalised on October 30.

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