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.
The all-rounder bowled seven overs on day three after skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto brought him into the attack, but was hit by Rishabh Pant for six fours and two sixes in a poor spell. This year has been tough for the veteran, having scored just 295 runs in 18 innings across all formats at
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.
Ahead of the first Test match against Bangladesh, Team India head coach Gautam Gambhir said that his side "don't fear anyone" but have "respect for everyone".
The Bangladesh cricket team arrived in Chennai on Sunday. Captain Najmul Hossain Shanto was accompanied by fast bowler Taskin Ahmed, wicketkeeper Litton Das, all-rounder Mehidy Hasan Miraz, along with other teammates and support staff.
Ahead of the two-match Test series against India, Bangladesh skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto said that his side wants to win both the long-format matches.
Bangladesh skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto showered praise on Mehidy Hasan Miraz's performance in the second Test match against Pakistan and said that it was "brilliant".