India defeated Bangladesh by three wickets in a thrilling contest in the second test to seal the series 2-0 here at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka.
India defeated Bangladesh by three wickets in a thrilling contest in the second test on Sunday to seal the series 2-0 here at the Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka
Former Indian batter Mohammad Kaif said on Sunday that middle-order batter Shreyas Iyer is vital to India's ICC World Test Championship final hopes as he lauded him for showing great skill on the fourth day of the second Test against Bangladesh to win the game for India.
Following his side's nervy, three-wicket win over Bangladesh in second Test on Sunday, a relieved stand-in India skipper KL Rahul said he does not regret omitting spinner Kuldeep Yadav from the squad, adding that three fast bowlers in the playing eleven were right for the conditions in Mi
India were in a huge spot of bother at 74/7 in the first session of the fourth day with the last recognized batting pair of Shreyas Iyer and Ravichandran Ashwin on the crease. However, the Indian team pulled off the chase with three wickets to spare and clinched the series 2-0.
The middle-order batter scored 192 runs in the series, including a century and a fifty. He was declared the player of the series for his contribution to India's 2-0 clean-sweep victory against the hosts.
"We had 70-odd runs to play with, just needed one wicket. We can think of several ifs and buts, but I'm proud of the way we fought," stated Shakib after the match.
India were in a spot of bother at 74/7 in the first session of the fourth day with the last recognized batting pair of Shreyas Iyer and Ravichandran Ashwin on the crease. However, the Indian team pulled off the chase with three wickets to spare and clinched the series 2-0.