Captain Rohit Sharma failed to lead his team from the front on the first day of the ongoing first India vs Bangladesh Test at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai.
He was not the only batsman to have a disappointing outing as most of India’s players failed to impress on the opening day. Hasan Mahmood scored three goals in the first session to miss India’s top order. He dismissed Rohit Sharma first, sending the veteran back for just 6 runs.
Mahmud then dismissed Shubman Gill (0) and Virat Kohli (6) cheaply to reduce India to 34. Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal and Rishabh Pant stopped the rot with a 62-run stand for the fourth wicket. Mahmood broke the stand by leaving Pant for 39 after the lunch break.
This was followed by a 48-run stand between Jaiswal and KL Rahul, both of whom parted in quick succession to leave India 144 all out. hind leg. However, they managed to recover and ended the day with a commanding 339/6.
Captain Rohit Sharma was seen sweating on the ground after the team’s brilliant comeback. Soon after the day’s action ended, Rohit Sharma was seen sprinting on the field along with several other players and coaches.
He was seen doing laps at the MA Chidambaram Stadium along with batting coach Abhishek Nayar. Head coach Gautam Gambhir and Shubman Gill also ran after each other.
Watch Rohit Sharma and others practice after the day’s play:
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Meanwhile, the architects of India’s brilliant turnaround in the second half of the day Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja. They shared an unbeaten stand of 195 runs to bail the team out of trouble. Ashwin was unbeaten on 102 runs, while Jadeja was batting on 86 runs as the day’s action ended.
The century was Ashwin’s fourth Test century at home and second at home. In 2021, he scored a beautiful century against England in the Chennai Test. With both Ashwin and Jadeja set up well, India will be hoping to take them to a big score on day two.
