NEW DELHI: Veteran Ravichandran Ashwin delivered an all-round masterclass whereas swashbuckling Rishabh Pant had an emotional and memorable Check return as India thrashed Bangladesh in simply over three days within the sequence opener in Chennai to go 1-0 up within the 2-game sequence on Sunday.
Kicking off the brand new and a gruelling Check season in fashion, Rohit Sharma and co. have been completely medical, securing an enormous 280-run win at hand ‘Guru’ Gautam Gambhir his first triumph as a Check coach.
After a protracted break, India did have a jittery begin to the sport, however native boy Ashwin (119) first got here up with an imposing first innings ton after which weaved his magic with the ball within the fourth innings at hand India a snug win.
To go together with that, Pant marked his Check return after the 2022 horrific automobile accident, with a blinding ton and rising star Shubman Gill too hit a century, making the win a memorable affair on the Chepauk.
The win was India’s seventh in 10 video games within the present World Check Championship cycle and noticed the hosts obtain fairly a number of exceptional feats as a staff and on particular person ranges as effectively.
This is a detailed have a look at the numbers in India’s medical win over Bangladesh:
179-178 – India achieved a historic milestone of their 92-year Check cricket historical past, recording extra wins than defeats for the primary time. It took 580 Exams for India to realize a win/loss ratio better than 1 for the primary time. Until date India have drawn 222 Exams.
632 days – Earlier than the Chennai Check, Rishabh Pant had final performed Check cricket in opposition to Bangladesh in December 2022 in Dhaka earlier than he suffered a horrific automobile crash forcing him out of motion for over one and a half years. After a title-winning run at T20 World Cup earlier this yr, Pant made a profitable Check comeback on the Chepauk, scoring an excellent second innings ton — 109.
Pant at degree with MSD – The Rishabh Pant sixth Check ton in Chennai was additionally particular as he helped him degree with the legendary MS Dhoni for joint-most centuries by a wicketkeeper-batter for India within the format. Whereas Dhoni managed 6 centuries in 144 innings, Pant did it in simply 58.
Ashwin @ 38 – Getting older like a high quality wine, Ashwin, aged 38 years and a pair of days, turned the oldest man to say a fifer for India within the longest format. Earlier than Ashwin, Vinoo Mankad held the file, bagging a fifer aged 37 years and 306 days in 1955 Peshawar Check vs arch-rivals Pakistan.
Oldest for a double – With the fifer within the second innings after a ton with the bat within the first, Ashwin turned the oldest participant to realize a double (100 and 5-wicket haul) within the historical past of males’s Check cricket.
The Chepauk love – Ashwin now has a ton and a fifer in a Check at one venue twice, making him the one cricketer to have such a feat. He had scored a century and had a five-wicket haul in opposition to England at Chepauk in 2021 as effectively.
In elite firm – Along with his 6 for 88, Ashwin reached the milestone of 750 worldwide wickets. He’s now solely the fourth spinner to realize this after Muttiah Muralitharan, Shane Warne, and Anil Kumble.
Pipping nice Walsh – With 6 wickets within the Check, Ashwin moved as much as the eighth spot on the all-time main Check wicket-takers listing, surpassing Courtney Walsh’s 519 wickets within the format.
All-round Ash – Ashwin now has 100 and a fifer in the identical Check 4 occasions. And he’s solely behind England nice Ian Botham, who had achieved the identical feat 5 occasions.
Ashwin at par with Warne – Ashwin bagged his thirty seventh five-wicket haul in Exams, serving to him tie with spin nice Shane Warne for joint second-most fifers within the format. The one one forward of Ashwin is Sri Lankan legend Muttiah Muralitharan, who has 67 five-wicket hauls.
Fourth-innings fifers – Ashwin now has 7 five-fors within the fourth-innings, the joint-second most, alongside Warne and Muralidaran.
Most wickets in fourth innings – As Ashwin claimed a six-for on Sunday, he surpassed Anil Kumble on the listing of most wickets by an Indian within the fourth innings. Ashwin now has 99 fourth-innings wickets whereas Kumble has 94. Bishan Bedi bagged 60 whereas Ishant Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja are joint-fourth on the listing.
Jaddu climbs up on the all-rounders’ listing – Ravindra Jadeja now has a 50-plus rating and 5 or extra wickets in a Check 12 occasions. Ian Botham did it 16 occasions within the format whereas Shakib Al Hasan and Ashwin have completed the identical on 11 events.
A low for Shakib – At 37, star Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan logged his costliest bowling figures in his Check profession, leaking 129 runs in 21 overs whereas failing to take a single wicket throughout two innings. It was the fifth time in his profession that he went wicketless in a Check match after bowling at the least 20 overs.
17-wicket day – The second day of the Check noticed the autumn of a staggering 17 wickets, which is now essentially the most on the Chepauk. Within the 1979 Check between India and West Indies, Day 3 of the Chepauk Check noticed a fall of 15 wickets. Within the 2021 India vs England Check, Day 2 and Day 4 additionally noticed the autumn of 15 wickets respectively.
1094 – India’s Yashasvi Jaiswal is now fourth on the listing of batters with most runs after first 10 Exams. Australia’s Don Bradman had scored 1446 runs whereas Everton Weekes (West Indies) and George Headley (West Indies) scored 1125 and 1102 runs respectively after the primary 10 Exams. For India, the file was beforehand held by Sunil Gavaskar — 978 runs.
Kohli vs spin since 2021 – Virat Kohli scored 6 and 17 within the two innings of the Chepauk Check and now has 18 dismissals vs spinners since 2021 in Exams. He has 499 runs at a mean of 27.72.
Kicking off the brand new and a gruelling Check season in fashion, Rohit Sharma and co. have been completely medical, securing an enormous 280-run win at hand ‘Guru’ Gautam Gambhir his first triumph as a Check coach.
After a protracted break, India did have a jittery begin to the sport, however native boy Ashwin (119) first got here up with an imposing first innings ton after which weaved his magic with the ball within the fourth innings at hand India a snug win.
To go together with that, Pant marked his Check return after the 2022 horrific automobile accident, with a blinding ton and rising star Shubman Gill too hit a century, making the win a memorable affair on the Chepauk.
The win was India’s seventh in 10 video games within the present World Check Championship cycle and noticed the hosts obtain fairly a number of exceptional feats as a staff and on particular person ranges as effectively.
This is a detailed have a look at the numbers in India’s medical win over Bangladesh:
179-178 – India achieved a historic milestone of their 92-year Check cricket historical past, recording extra wins than defeats for the primary time. It took 580 Exams for India to realize a win/loss ratio better than 1 for the primary time. Until date India have drawn 222 Exams.
632 days – Earlier than the Chennai Check, Rishabh Pant had final performed Check cricket in opposition to Bangladesh in December 2022 in Dhaka earlier than he suffered a horrific automobile crash forcing him out of motion for over one and a half years. After a title-winning run at T20 World Cup earlier this yr, Pant made a profitable Check comeback on the Chepauk, scoring an excellent second innings ton — 109.
Pant at degree with MSD – The Rishabh Pant sixth Check ton in Chennai was additionally particular as he helped him degree with the legendary MS Dhoni for joint-most centuries by a wicketkeeper-batter for India within the format. Whereas Dhoni managed 6 centuries in 144 innings, Pant did it in simply 58.
Ashwin @ 38 – Getting older like a high quality wine, Ashwin, aged 38 years and a pair of days, turned the oldest man to say a fifer for India within the longest format. Earlier than Ashwin, Vinoo Mankad held the file, bagging a fifer aged 37 years and 306 days in 1955 Peshawar Check vs arch-rivals Pakistan.
Oldest for a double – With the fifer within the second innings after a ton with the bat within the first, Ashwin turned the oldest participant to realize a double (100 and 5-wicket haul) within the historical past of males’s Check cricket.
The Chepauk love – Ashwin now has a ton and a fifer in a Check at one venue twice, making him the one cricketer to have such a feat. He had scored a century and had a five-wicket haul in opposition to England at Chepauk in 2021 as effectively.
In elite firm – Along with his 6 for 88, Ashwin reached the milestone of 750 worldwide wickets. He’s now solely the fourth spinner to realize this after Muttiah Muralitharan, Shane Warne, and Anil Kumble.
Pipping nice Walsh – With 6 wickets within the Check, Ashwin moved as much as the eighth spot on the all-time main Check wicket-takers listing, surpassing Courtney Walsh’s 519 wickets within the format.
All-round Ash – Ashwin now has 100 and a fifer in the identical Check 4 occasions. And he’s solely behind England nice Ian Botham, who had achieved the identical feat 5 occasions.
Ashwin at par with Warne – Ashwin bagged his thirty seventh five-wicket haul in Exams, serving to him tie with spin nice Shane Warne for joint second-most fifers within the format. The one one forward of Ashwin is Sri Lankan legend Muttiah Muralitharan, who has 67 five-wicket hauls.
Fourth-innings fifers – Ashwin now has 7 five-fors within the fourth-innings, the joint-second most, alongside Warne and Muralidaran.
Most wickets in fourth innings – As Ashwin claimed a six-for on Sunday, he surpassed Anil Kumble on the listing of most wickets by an Indian within the fourth innings. Ashwin now has 99 fourth-innings wickets whereas Kumble has 94. Bishan Bedi bagged 60 whereas Ishant Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja are joint-fourth on the listing.
Jaddu climbs up on the all-rounders’ listing – Ravindra Jadeja now has a 50-plus rating and 5 or extra wickets in a Check 12 occasions. Ian Botham did it 16 occasions within the format whereas Shakib Al Hasan and Ashwin have completed the identical on 11 events.
A low for Shakib – At 37, star Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan logged his costliest bowling figures in his Check profession, leaking 129 runs in 21 overs whereas failing to take a single wicket throughout two innings. It was the fifth time in his profession that he went wicketless in a Check match after bowling at the least 20 overs.
17-wicket day – The second day of the Check noticed the autumn of a staggering 17 wickets, which is now essentially the most on the Chepauk. Within the 1979 Check between India and West Indies, Day 3 of the Chepauk Check noticed a fall of 15 wickets. Within the 2021 India vs England Check, Day 2 and Day 4 additionally noticed the autumn of 15 wickets respectively.
1094 – India’s Yashasvi Jaiswal is now fourth on the listing of batters with most runs after first 10 Exams. Australia’s Don Bradman had scored 1446 runs whereas Everton Weekes (West Indies) and George Headley (West Indies) scored 1125 and 1102 runs respectively after the primary 10 Exams. For India, the file was beforehand held by Sunil Gavaskar — 978 runs.
Kohli vs spin since 2021 – Virat Kohli scored 6 and 17 within the two innings of the Chepauk Check and now has 18 dismissals vs spinners since 2021 in Exams. He has 499 runs at a mean of 27.72.
