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Ravichandran Ashwin produced a quality knock to take India to a good score on the opening day of the Test against Bangladesh at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Thursday. The hometown hero came up with a solid half-century which included some awe-inspiring selection of shots that elicited nods of approval and disbelief among the partisan crowd and the Indian head coach Gautam Gambhir. Gautam Gambhir’s reaction for Ravinchandran Ashwin’s cut shot for a boundary #RavichandranAshwin #GautamGambhir #Tests pic.
twitter.com/Hp7K3a0Di5 — ꪖꪀડꪖ ꪖꪶi ꫝꪖꪀ (@AnsarAlikhan_18) September 19, 2024 India, who were put to bat by Bangladesh, started off in disastrous fashion as they lost skipper Rohit Sharma for just six runs early on in the day as he knocked one on to Najmul Shanto off Hasan Mahmud’s delivery, to walk back to the hut. Things worsened as Shubman Gill was scalped for a duck by Mahmud, who tripled his tally with the dismissal of star batter Virat Kohli.
ALSO READ| India vs Bangladesh Live Score, 1st Test Day 1 With things looking bleak at 34/3 Yashasvi Jaiswal and Rishabh Pant settled Indian nerves with a 62-run stand for the fourth wicket, before Pant fell to Mahmud as Liton Das held on to the catching opportunity offered up by the attacking Indian southpaw. Jaiswal got across the fifty-run mark before falling prey to Nihad Rana. KL Rahul added 16 runs before he fell to Hasan Miraz.
ALSO READ| ‘Bach Gaya Tha Na?’: Rishabh Pant and Yashasvi Jaiswal’s Moments of Confusion Between the Wickets Against Bangladesh India were 144 for the loss of six wickets as Ravindra Jadeja and Ashwin teed off their incredible triple-digit stand, much to the delight of the home crowd. Both the all-rounders noticed up a fifty-each as the opening day of the series went on, with Jadeja making 56 runs before the teams headed for drinks, while Ashwin stood unbeaten at 80 runs. ALSO READ| ‘Whatever You Feel Like Doing, Just Do It’: Jos Buttler’s Advice for Harry Brook Ahead Of ODI Captaincy Debut Against Australia Ashwin was congratulated by the adoring crowd for his incredible innings in the timely knock at his backyard for his measured innings.
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