On day two of the first Test in Chennai, Indian pacer Akash Deep was hit in the back by a throw from Bangladesh's Hasan Mahmud. In a similar incident a day before, a misdirected throw narrowly missed Rishabh Pant,

Having worked on improving his range of big shots in the Tamil Nadu Premier League earlier this year, R Ashwin flaunted his aggressive avatar, hitting his fastest Test hundred. Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja rescued India from 144 for 6 with a counter-attacking 195-run stand in Chennai on Thursday,

The stage was set as Ravichandran Ashwin walked in to bat for India on Day 1 of the ongoing first Test match against Bangladesh, in Chennai. India's top order had been destroyed and the scoreboard read 144/6.

Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja staged an impressive recovery for India against Bangladesh in Chennai. From a precarious position at 144 for six, their unbroken 195-run stand propelled India to 339 for six by day's close.

India are taking on Bangladesh in a two-match Test series. The series opener is being played at the Chepauk, aka the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai. This is India's last leg of their World Test Championship 2025 cycle and they have 10 more Test matches to play.

Ravichandran Ashwin showcased remarkable control and dominated the Bangladesh bowling attack with a brilliant unbeaten 102 from 112 balls.