Skipper Saurav hopes to lead from the front

India played its last Test match against South Africa led by Hansie Cronje at Bangalore during February last.

“So, this Test is also equally important to us as other Test matches”, he said.

The Indian team included four players — opener Shiv Sundar Das, Zaheer Khan, Yuvaraj Singh and Saba Karim — who would be making their debut in Dhaka.

Commenting on them, Saurav said, “all of them had found their place in the team proving their worth. while Zaheer, Yuvaraj and Shiv Sundar are quite promising, Saba Karim is the best wicket-keeper at the moment.”

Zaheer Khan, speaking about his feeling, said “I’m very happy that I have got the chance to play the Test match. Moreover, it would be a unique experience to play along with speedster Javagal Srinath.”

On the otherhand, Yuvaraj Singh mentioned, “I ‘m very happy to get the chance for the first time., I didn’t expect that it would come so early and I’ve to make full use of the confidence entrusted in me.”

Indian vice-captain rahul dravid who had to come back from Sharjah midway for a finger injury said that he is fully cured now and practiced at Bangalore regularly before coming here.

Sadgopan Ramesh, who had made a comeback to Indian team, was also hopeful of doing well in the Test.