Indian all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin came out to bat in the second session of Day 1 of the ongoing first Test against the Bangladesh National Cricket Team. The game between the two teams started on 19 September at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
The India National Cricket Team, who has been asked to bat first, are in big trouble in the ongoing game. The batting has flopped, but not to take the credit away from Bangladesh bowlers, the visitors have been spot-on with their lines and lengths. Fast bowlers, in particular Hasan Mahmud, have troubled the Indian batters big time.
Ravichandran Ashwin, ever since he arrived at the crease, has played a positive brand of cricket. The veteran Indian off-spinner has played quite a few shots in his short innings so far, hitting a flurry of boundaries and making sure the team gets quick runs under their belt.
Ravichandran Ashwin looked in great touch, and so far, he hasn’t made a single mistake. The batter has played some gorgeous strokes and even made head coach Gautam Gambhir, who is sitting in the dugout, go gaga about the boundaries that he hit.
Of all the boundaries that Ravichandran Ashwin has hit, the cut shot that he played against Nahid Rana impressed head coach Gautam Gambhir. On the last ball of the 44th over, the lanky pacer bowled a 144.2kph short ball and provided width.
The India batter seized an opportunity to score runs as he played a magnificent cut to the sweeper cover fence and even made commentators say ‘shot of the day.’ But what caught the attention of many was the reaction of Gautam Gambhir, who was delighted with it.
“You can’t call them an underdog anymore” – Ravichandran Ashwin on Bangladesh
Ahead of the start of the game, Ravichandran Ashwin talked about the challenge against Bangladesh, saying that the opposition has made a rise and they cannot be taken as underdogs.
