Unlike the true bounce which lasted across four days in Chennai, the Green Park surface is expected to be flatter

Reflecting on past encounters, the last Test held at Kanpur in 2021 against New Zealand ended in a hard-fought draw. India relied heavily on their spinners—Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, and Axar Patel—to exploit the pitch conditions.

Although India were heads and shoulders above the visitors in Chennai, there were a significant early crack which Bangladesh failed to cut open. India lost quick wickets on the first day of the Chennai Test,