New Delhi: The Men in Blue got off to a poor start on the first day of the opening Test match in Chennai. The Indian batters were troubled by some sensational bowling from Bangladesh. Team India was playing a Test match after a long gap and Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill and KL Rahul struggled to score runs against Bangladesh’s fast bowlers and got out cheaply.
Fast bowler Hasan Mahmud dismissed Rohit on the first ball of the sixth over and also removed Shubman Gill on a duck. He also got the wicket of Virat Kohli on six runs and took his third wicket of the match. After the failure of star batters, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Pant stitched a crucial 62-run partnership for the fourth wicket. Jaiswal tackled the Bangladeshi bowlers brilliantly and scored 56 runs off 118 balls with the help of nine boundaries.
‘We are in a good position’: Yashasvi Jaiswal
Jaiswal talked about his batting and said that it was an amazing experience for him to go out and play in these conditions. He further added that playing in these conditions will make him stronger and he will learn a lot from his innings.
“It was amazing to go out there and play in these conditions. It will make me strong and I will learn from it as to how to play in all these conditions and how to plan my innings,” Jaiswal said while addressing the media after the first day’s play.
Jaiswal also said that he tries to bat according to the requirements of the team and keeps changing his game accordingly “I try to bat according to the requirements of my team and keep changing my game accordingly. If the wicket falls initially, how can I bat? When the runs are coming, how can I bat?” he added.
He also talked about the match and said that the ball was moving a bit and India scored quite well in the last session and in a good position at the moment.
“Initially, I think the ball was moving a bit and seaming a bit and the wicket was a bit down. So, we took our time. But if you see in the last session, we scored quite well and I think we are in a good position at the moment” he added.
The Men in Blue will resume their innings at 339 for 6 with Ashwin and Jadeja looking to add more runs on the start of Day 2 in Chennai.
Yashasvi Jaiswal smashed a half-century when the rest of the top order failed to score runs on the first day of the opening Test match between India and Bangladesh. Cricket Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today
