New Delhi: The Indian Test season began on a dull note as visitors Bangladesh wreaked havoc with their pace bowling on the very first day (Thursday) of the first Test against India in Chennai. Hasan Mahmud, a right-arm fast bowler, decimated the top batting order of Team India, sending back stalwarts like skipper Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, and Virat Kohli.
Having opted to bowl first at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Bangladesh made good notes about the track saying that the “grassy” pitch has moisture and they would like to take advantage of that. Even Rohit admitted during the toss that he was looking to bowl first and the fans soon found out that bowling was the first choice for this wicket.
Mahmud, a 24-year-old started his spell alongside Taskin Ahmed, who opened the attack. Working in tandem with his senior, Mahmud got success in the fifth over when he sent Rohit (6 off 19; a four) packing off the first ball of the over. Rohit got a thick outside edge which landed safely in skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto’s hands at the second slip.
The young pacer added to India’s misery in the eighth over when he sent back Gill for a duck. Having faced seven deliveries, Gill looked to be struggling against the Bangla pace-duo and the next delivery ultimately ended his struggles when he tried to send one down the fine leg side but rather edged it to the keeper Litton Das.
Mahmud added a cherry on the top with the prized wicket of none other than Kohli (6 off 6) in the 10th over, who too edged in the delivery’s path, mistiming the shot, as the ball went straight to Das’ gloves. After the troika departed, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Rishabh Pant took hold of the innings, doing the rebuilding work.
Who is Hasan Mahmud?
Hasan Mahmud was born on October 12, 1999, in the Lakshmipur District in Bangladesh. He debuted for the Tigers in 2020 when Zimbabwe toured the nation for a T20I series and was also a part of the team that partook at the 2024 T20 World Cup. He was handed his maiden ODI cap in 2021 when Bangladesh hosted West Indies for an ODI series. His last ODI outing came at the Saxton Oval in December last year against New Zealand.
Now that he is wreaking havoc in Tests, he only got the opportunity to don whites for his nation for the first time in March this year when Sri Lanka toured the neighbours for a Test series. He was a crucial asset for the team during their recent historic triumph against Pakistan, registering a 2-0 sweep in the Test series on Pakistani soil.
He has played three Tests so far where he has picked 14 wickets at an impressive economy of 3.62, the innings’ best figures being 5/43. He has featured in 22 ODIs for Bangladesh so far, picking 30 wickets at an economy of 6.04 with best bowling figures of 5/32. In T20Is, he took the field for Bangladesh 18 times and has picked 18 scalps at an economy of 7.48, the best figures being 3/47 so far.
Hasan Mahmud dismantled the Indian top-order with his ferocious deliveries on Day 1 of the first Test between India and Bangladesh in Chennai. Here’s a look at the Bangladesh pacer. Cricket Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today
