Bangladesh got off to a superb start in the first Test match against India in Chennai, but by the end of play on the opening day they found themselves in a spot of bother.

Bangladesh have already been docked World Test Championship points for slow over-rate against Pakistan, and after the kind of performance they put in on Day 1 of the first Test against India in Chennai,

Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto won the toss on Thursday and decided to send India in to bat in the first cricket test. India was playing a test for the first time since March when it beat England 4-1 in a five-match series in India.

Bangladesh skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto won the toss and elected to field against India in an overcast Chennai on Thursday in the first of two Tests.

India suffered an early setback in the first Test against Bangladesh, losing two crucial wickets in the opening session. Put into bat at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, India lost captain Rohit Sharma (6),