‘Puts Them Off’: Ex-IND Star Dissects Bangladesh Bowlers' Struggles With R Ashwin in IND vs BAN

After Bangladesh won the toss they decided to bowl first, India concluded the first day of the test match between India and Bangladesh at MA Chidambaram Stadium with a dominant 339/6. Leading the effort with undefeated hundreds and displaying extraordinary fortitude were R. Jadeja and R. Ashwin. Hasan Mahmud claimed 4 wickets, while Bangladesh's bowlers battled to find breakthroughs. India was in a solid position at the conclusion of the day, which made supporters excited for what was to come. Day 2 starts Friday, September 20, 2024 at 9:30 AM.

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Sanjay Manjrekar opines on R Ashwin’s incredible knock on Day 1 of the India vs Bangladesh Test match 

Former India cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar hailed Ravichandran Ashwin for his outstanding first-day Chennai Test batting performance against Bangladesh on September 19. Manjrekar pointed out that Ashwin's ability to play the ball late and target excellent deliveries presented major difficulties for the opposing bowlers, therefore impeding their rhythm establishment.

Batting first at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, India finished Day 1 with a total of 339-6 owing in large part to Ashwin's outstanding 102-based undefeated century and Ravindra Jadeja's consistent 86. Their combined 195 runs for the seventh wicket helped the team bounce back from a dangerous 144-6 position.

Manjrekar underlined Ashwin's batting ability in an interview with ESPNcricinfo, stressing how brilliant it was throughout the game. He complimented the 38-year-old on his exceptional performance. Sanjay Manjrekar said: 

"The most important thing is Ashwin's gift as a batter. I see the bowlers being shell shocked because they are bowling so well - good lengths, right areas. Then, Ashwin comes in and they do the same thing and that ball gets punished for four. Not once, but three, four, five times. That puts them off."

"He's got such beautiful hands, plays the ball late. One of the very few flag-bearers of this generation, who plays a lot on the back foot and plays the ball late. All those things combined got us to witness a wonderful innings," 

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Ashwin scored his sixth Test century on Day 1 of the game against Bangladesh , while Jadeja also made a crucial contribution with the bat, closing the day just 14 runs short of his fifth Test hundred. Thinking back on Jadeja's Test batting progress, Manjrekar said:

“He's been amazingly consistent with the bat over the last few years. Not just in India, he got a hundred in England as well. When you see him bat now, it seems like he has actually mastered his own approach to batting. He is happy to grind without even looking like he is grinding. This is a batter who has worked out his approach. He knows his batting well.”

Stressing their aggressive batting, Ashwin and Jadeja each struck 10 fours and two sixes. Collecting 163 runs in the last session of play at Chepauk, they controlled the Bangladesh bowlers overall.