Jeetbuzz Legendary Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar praises all-rounders Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja for their debut against Bangladesh A counter-attacking partnership took India from "despair to dominance" in a Test match. Ashwin and Jadeja's defensive performance came to the rescue of India in the first innings of the first Test match against Bangladesh as the two all-rounders remained scoreless at the end of the first day at the Machidambaram Stadium defeat. On day one, India posted 339/6 with Ashwin (102*) and Jadeja (86*) looking strong after their unbeaten 195-run partnership.
Coming to the match, Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bowl first. The top order collapsed, with India at 34/3. Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal (56 off 118 balls, including 9 fours) and Rishabh Pant (39 off 52 balls, including 6 fours) A 62-run partnership was woven for the fourth wicket to take India into the match. After India were reduced to 144/6, Ashwin and Jadeja (86* off 117 balls, including 10 fours and two sixes) formed a 195-run partnership to finish with 339/6 End of the day.
Hasan Mahmud (4/58) was Bangladesh's top bowler as he demolished India's top order, removing skipper Rohit Sharma (6), Shubh Shubman Gill (0) and Virat Kohli (6).
