India’s batter Ravichandran Ashwin celebrates his century in the course of the first day of the primary Take a look at cricket match between India and Bangladesh, at M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, in Chennai, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024. (PTI Picture)
How R Ashwin, who went to USA to check batting dynamics between baseball and cricket, counterattacked his manner in Chennai Take a look at towards Bangladesh
On the eve of the Take a look at, India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir was requested whether or not he has plans to develop a seam-bowling all-rounder. In his true attribute type, he would make a transparent lower remark. “If we don’t have it, we don’t have it. We nonetheless have high quality all-rounders, now we have to handle Ashwin, Jadeja, Axar,” he would say. And on his first day at workplace of the Take a look at aspect, it was India’s two priceless all-rounders – R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja – who dug them out of a gap at 144/6 and finish Day 1 at 339 for six.
Half manner into the opening day of the Take a look at after Bangladesh gained the toss opted to bowl, the full appeared out of India’s attain. With the MA Chidambaram Stadium floor providing motion and good bounce, Bangladesh seamers made probably the most out of it with India’s batting line-up additionally making their job straightforward with some free pictures.
However in house circumstances, particularly within the final decade it’s the contribution from the lower-order batsmen that entails the spin-bowling all-rounders that has made them invincible. And on Thursday, it was the 2 acquainted faces – localite Ashwin and Chennai Tremendous Kings’ Jadeja – who as soon as once more got here to India’s rescue, like they’ve executed repeatedly prior to now. (READ MORE)