On Friday, at MA Chidambaram Stadium, India began their pre-season camp. A black-soil pitch, a trifle damp with some grass and spike marks, was laid out. The squad started training from 9:30 am till 3 pm, with everybody in attendance. India's first Test against Bangladesh is on September 19. And, they have quite a busy schedule in the near future. India has ten Tests in the next four months after Bangladesh: three at home against New Zealand and five in Australia. The session started with Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and young players like Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill batting in the two nets. The black-soil pitch was set up for spin bowlers, while pacers like Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj practiced on the other side. In the afternoon session, after a 40-minute break, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Dhruv Jurel, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Akash Deep, and Yash Dayal worked hard under the sun. 🧵 Snapshots from #TeamIndia's training session in Chennai ahead of the 1st Test against Bangladesh.#INDvBAN pic.twitter.com/nqg94A73ju — BCCI (@BCCI) September 13, 2024 Also Read | Watch: Shreyas Iyer Takes First First-Class Wicket in Six Years, Dismisses Mayank Agarwal Team India opted for net bowlers accordingly as Bangladesh has an incisive bowling attack. They have picked bowlers who can simulate the styles of Bangladesh left-arm spinners Shakib Al Hasan and Taijul Islam and New Zealand's Ajaz Patel, Mitchell Santner and Rachin Ravindra-all having different techniques and release points. India's batsmen focused on using their feet and playing sweeps and reverse sweeps against spinners. They used conventional and paddle sweeps for balls outside off-stump and reverse-sweeps for balls on the stumps. During the morning session, which lasted until noon, Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, and Mohammed Siraj all had a lot of batting practice. India Squad For First Test Against Bangladesh Rohit Sharma (C), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant (WK), Dhruv Jurel (WK), R Ashwin, R Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohd. Siraj, Akash Deep, Jasprit Bumrah, Yash Dayal. Also Read | When Dhoni Kicked a Water Bottle Out of the Park: Ex-CSK Star Reveals Heated Moment