From the current squad, wicketkeeper-batter Mushfiqur Rahim holds the record for the most Test runs in India for Bangladesh.
Bangladesh defeated Pakistan 2-0 in their first win over the latter in a Test series but Rohit did not read too much into it.
Gambhir, a World Cup-winning former opener, took charge of India in July during a white ball tour to Sri Lanka, and will now helm the team in its first Test series under his tutelage against BAN.
Rohit was addressing the media ahead of the first Test against Bangladesh beginning here on Wednesday.
The way the Bangla Tigers outmanoeuvred Pakistan in all departments to register their maiden series win against the latter means they will now be a formidable challenge for India
Since the inception of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, 17 editions of the tournament have been played, with India winning ten, Australia six, and one series ending in a draw.
India's batting mainstay Virat Kohli was named the 'Men's ODI Batter of the Year' while Mohd Shami, the highest wicket-taker during the 2023 ODI WC with 24 scalps, was named the ODI bowler of the year
The surface used for the game between between Sri Lanka and South Africa also got thumbs down from the match referee
India have won the last two Test series in Australia and have held onto the prestigious Border-Gavaskar Trophy since the Kangaroos claimed a 2-0 series victory on home soil at the beginning of 2015
Wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant, who was part of India's T20 World Cup winning team, will also be featuring in the tournament
Former Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh feels that Virat Kohli can extend his playing time because of the level of fitness he maintains at the age of 35. Rohit Sharma too can play for another 2 years.
Regular test players of India will be taking part in the 17th edition of Duleep Trophy as per BCCI's orders
India tied the first game of the three-match ODI series before surrendering in the next two games
Sri Lanka defeated India in the third ODI to win the series by 2-0.
IND vs SL 3rd ODI Playing 11: India make two changes in their Playing 11, bringing in Riyan Parag and Rishabh Pant in place of Arshdeep Singh and KL Rahul
Wanindu Hasaranga will miss the rest of the ODI series due to an injury to his left hamstring, as per the statement from Sri Lanka Cricket.
India head coach Gautam Gambhir expects senior batters Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli to be available for most of the ODIs and Tests following their T20I retirement, with the 2027 ODI WC in mind.
India's euphoric win in Barbados may catapult brand equity of Sharma, Kohli, and Pandya
Dravid, following a nearly three-year long stint as head coach, stepped down at the end of India's title-winning T20 World Cup campaign in the West Indies last month
It is understood that Indian cricket's biggest contemporary stars have sought a longish break from the BCCI, considering the gruelling last three months since the start of IPL