After playing a match-winning performance in the first Test against Bangladesh, Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin expressed his feelings about playing at his home ground, M A Chidambaram Stadium.
Team India skipper Rohit Sharma lauded the right-arm off spinner Ravichandran Ashwin for his exceptional performance with both bat and ball at his home, M.A. Chidambaram Stadium.
Indian spinning duo of Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja took India to a comfortable victory of 280 runs over Bangladesh in the first Test being played at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium on Sunday.
Centuries from Gill and Rishabh Pant helped India set a massive 515 run target in the first Test at Chennai. The two future batting stars for India took Bangladeshi bowling apart with some ruthless hitting, continuing their fine form in the long format.
Centuries from Gill and Rishabh Pant helped India set a massive 515 run target in the first Test at Chennai. The two future batting stars for India took Bangladeshi bowling apart with some ruthless hitting, continuing their fine form in the long format.
At the end of day three, Bangladesh was 158/4, with skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto (51*) and Shakib Al Hasan (5*) unbeaten. Bangladesh started the final session at 56/0 with Shadman Islam (21) and Zakir Hasan (32) unbeaten on the crease.
During the second innings of the match, after being dismissed for just six in the first innings, Virat was looking comfortable at the crease, having hit two boundaries, including a fine pull shot against Mehidy Hasan Miraz. However, on the next ball, Virat was given out leg-before-wicket.
In both the innings played by India, the 'Hitman' could not continue his fine run of form across all the formats, scoring only six and five, respectively. This is only his fourth instance of not being able to score in double digits in both innings of a Test.
Fine performances by Indian pacers, particularly Jasprit Bumrah, helped the hosts secure a tight advantage at the end of day two of the first Test against Bangladesh at Chennai on Friday. Bumrah completed 400 wickets in international cricket, becoming the 10th bowler from his team to do so.
Now, in 10 Tests, Jaiswal has scored 1,094 runs at an average of 64.35, with three centuries, including two double tons and five fifties. His best score is 214*.