Captain Shakib Al Hasan was ruled out because of injury before Bangladesh opted to bat first after winning the toss against India at the Cricket World Cup on Thursday.
The talismanic all-rounder suffered a quadriceps injury in Bangladesh's previous game and Najmul Hossain Shanto will lead the side instead.Left-arm spinner Nasum Ahmed comes into the team for Shakib. Bangladesh has made one other change with medium-pacer Hasan Mahmud replacing Taskin Ahmed.
India opened its campaign with a six-wicket win over five-time champion Australia and followed it up with lopsided victories over Afghanistan and Pakistan. Bangladesh upset India in 2007 but lost their next three World Cup encounters in 2011, 2015 and 2019. Bangladesh: Litton Das, Tanzid Hasan, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Najmul Hossain Shanto , Mushifiqur Rahim, Towhid Hridoy, Mahmudullah, Hasan Mahmud, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam, Nasum Ahmed.
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