New Delhi: Poor light resulted in early stumps on Day 3 of the first Test match between India and Bangladesh at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. There were still 45 minutes left in the regulation time but the on-field umpires decided to stop the play in the last session on Saturday.
Mohammed Siraj made a strange proposal to Rohit Sharma and asked him if he could bowl spin which left the Indian captain and fellow teammates in splits. The incident happened in the 38th over of the match when umpires asked Siraj to stop bowling and checked the light with the meter.
Both umpires weren’t convinced about continuing the match due to the bad light and Rohit suggested that he could use spinners. Meanwhile Siraj after listening to the Indian captain’s chat with the umpires started practicing spin bowling.
Siraj was confident and started twirling the ball but Rohit denied his idea saying “He can’t bowl spin,” leaving the umpires and players laughing.
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Gill, Pant and Ashwin shine on Day 3
Team India is in the dominating position in the first Test match after the 167-run partnership between Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant. Both players batted brilliantly and tackled Bangladeshi bowlers with solid technique.
Gill amassed an unbeaten 119 runs off 176 balls with the help of 4 maximums and 10 boundaries while Pant also notched up 109 runs off 128 balls, his explosive knock was laced with 13 boundaries and four maximums.
In reply, Bangladesh scored 158 runs for the loss of four wickets. Openers Shadman Islam and Zakir Hasan stitched a 62-run partnership for the first wicket but Yashasvi Jaiswal took a sensational catch to dismiss Zakir. Ravichandran Ashwin also bowled a great spell and picked up the wickets of Shadman, Mominul Haque and Mushfiqur Rahim.
The Men in Blue will look to finisg the Test match on day 4 by taking early wickets in the morning. Skipper Najmul Shanto is still unbeaten in the middle and will resume the batting with Shakib Al Hasan.
Indian captain Rohit Sharma denied Siraj’s idea to bowl spin after umpires stopped play on Day 3 due to the bad light at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Cricket Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today
