IND vs BAN Live Score 1st Test Day 4: Rohit Sharma led team India are just 6 wickets away from a hard-fought victory against the visitors at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. While India are generally known to perform well on their home turf, this win will perhaps mean a little more to the skipper after the defeat they suffered in the ODI series against Sri Lanka. Moreover, this is the same Bangladesh side that famously defeated Pakistan in the recently concluded Test series.
Things looked bleak for India at one stage after the top order failed to put up many runs in the first innings, but an impressive ton from local boy Ravichandran Ashwin and an 86-run knock from Ravindra Jadeja brought the hosts back into the game.
When Bangladesh were dismissed for 149 in the 1st innings, Team India had a 227-run lead, which only increased after magnificent centuries by Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant in the 2nd innings. In the end, captain Rohit Sharma called his boys back to the pavilion on 287/4, setting the visitors a target of 515.
Although Bangladesh started their innings on a high with a 62-run opening stand between Zakir Hasan and Shadman Islam, Ravichandran Ashwin’s 3-wicket haul on day three put them on the back foot. On day four, Ashwin and Jadeja are likely to take on more responsibility on a turning Chennai track.
India vs Bangladesh Live Score: ‘Need to make it count…’; Former Bangladesh batter’s advice for openers
India vs Bangladesh Live Score: Former Bangaldeshi batter Tamim Iqbal has urged the openers to make the starts count after they put up a 62 run 1st wicket hall on Saturday. He said on JioCinema, “Both the openers looked very solid and were batting very comfortably. But these 30s, 35s won’t help Bangladesh in the longer run. We talked about how good they were for an hour or so, but people will still see it as 30s and won’t understand how well they batted. That’s why it’s very important for openers to make it count whenever they get an opportunity,”
“We know that facing the new ball in Test cricket is very difficult. But when you get a start, you need to make it count. The openers will be very disappointed but they played much better than in the first inning,” Tamim added
India vs Bangladesh Live Score: Sanjay Manjrekar talks about Shubman Gill’s comeback in Tests
India vs Bangladesh Live Score: In an interaction with ESPNcricinfo, Manjrekar said, “His Test career went off the rails slightly. He started very well against Australia in Australia – got a 90. After that, he had a few opportunities against not-so-great oppositions in India and didn’t quite cash in, didn’t get the big scores, and then had the tough tours. South Africa is never easy and then came to India and failed in that Hyderabad Test,”