Photo Gallery: 5 Indian players to watch out for in T20I series vs Bangladesh

In the absence of regular skipper Virat Kohli, Rohit will be keen to lead the side from the front and guide India to victory in the upcoming T20I series against Bangladesh. The Indian opener, who had previously captained the Men in Blue to Asia Cup victory last year, was the most prolific player with the bat during the recently-concluded Test series against South Africa. 

Rohit, who ended up as the highest run-getter in the 2019 World Cup 2019, became the first player from the country to score a century in all three formats of the game as an opener besides becoming the fourth batsman from the country to score a century while opening the innings for the very first time in Tests.

Rohit also became only the fifth Indian opener after Vinoo Mankad, Budhi Kunderan, Sunil Gavskar and Virender Sehwag to score 500-plus runs in a single Test series.

Rohit's opening partner Shikhar Dhawan is definitely one of the best batsmen for the Men in Blue in the limited-overs format. However, Dhawan endured a poor 2019 season as he missed the 2019 International Cricket Council (ICC) World Cup due to a thumb injury besides displaying a poor performance with the bat in his comeback series against West Indies. 

The 33-year-old averaged just 36.44 in ODIs and 20.11 in T20Is this year. Dhawan, who forms a formidable partnership with Rohit Sharma for the opening wicket, will look to rebound strongly and come up with big scores in the Bangladesh series. 

Wicketkeeper-batsman Sanju Samson, who played his only T20I match for India during a series against Zimbabwe in 2015, has also been named in the national squad for the upcoming Bangladesh series. The Kerala cricketer impressed the national selectors by scoring a 212-run knock off 129 balls against Goa in the Vijay Hazare Trophy. 

Indian all-rounder Shivam Dube has received his maiden call-up in the 15-member national squad for the upcoming three-match series against Bangladesh. The 26-year-old got a nod in the squad in the wake of his recent impressive performances for India A against West Indies A and South Africa A. Dube will be keen to put up a decent show if given a debut against Bangladesh. (Image Courtesy: Twitter/@WasimJaffer14)

Yuzvendra Chahal will be leading India's bowling attack against Bangladesh in the absence of Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja and Jasprit Bumrah. The 29-year-old, who was earlier left out of the West Indies and South Africa series, played his last match for India in the shortest format of the game against Australia back in February.