Gwalior: Famous for its palaces and the royal Scindia dynasty, this city made history the last time it hosted an international cricket match.
On February 24, 2010, at the Captain Roop Singh Stadium, the great Sachin Tendulkar became the first cricketer to score a double century in ODIs – a breathtaking, unbeaten 200 off 147 balls.
After more than 14 years, international cricket is set to return to Gwalior, this time at a brand new venue – the Shrimant Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Stadium.
Located on the outskirts of the city along the Mumbai-Agra Highway, the stadium will become India’s latest venue to host international cricket. The match will also be India’s first home T20 match after winning their second T20 World Cup in the West Indies in June.
Led by Suryakumar Yadav, with only four players from the team that won the marquee event, India will use this series to begin preparations for their title defense at the 2026 T20 World Cup, which will be co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka . Many fringe players hoping to make an impact like Delhi Express pacer Mayank Yadav, Harshit Rana from the same state and Andhra all-rounder Nitish Reddy will get a chance to audition.
A major story will be the return of the Kolkata Knight Riders spinner Varun ChakrabortyWho last played for India in November 2021 against Scotland. A stellar performance has earned Chakravarthy a recall in IPL 2024, where his intriguing bowling can once again trouble the opponents.
One surprise at the selection table was that Ruturaj Gaikwad was dropped despite his strong t20 record. With both Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill rested, India will look to wicketkeeper-batsmen Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma to step up.
On the other hand, Bangladesh, still recovering from the 2-0 Test series defeat, would like to press the reset button in the T20s. The team is moving forward from the era of Shakib Al Hasan, in such a situation captain Nazmul Shanto will have to lead by example. bangladesh Will also rely on the experience of Mahmudullah.
