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.

Rishabh Pant who is playing test cricket after one year absence due to injury caused by accident got a rousing reception from fans. Pant walked to the crease on dismissal of Virat Kohli. The wicket-keeper batter faced a devastating accident in December 2022 and only made his comeback to professional cricket earlier this year.

India's Rishabh Pant and Yashasvi Jaiswal showed resilience after an early collapse on Day 1 of the first Test against Bangladesh in Chennai, closing the first session at 88 for 3. Hasan Mahmud was the standout bowler,

Ravichandran Ashwin scored his sixth test hundred as he and Ravindra Jadeja dug India's cricketers out of trouble against Bangladesh on day one of the first test.

Yashasvi Jaiswal said India were not too worried about Bangladesh pacer Hasan Mahmud who dismissed Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant.

India suffered an early setback in the first Test against Bangladesh, losing two crucial wickets in the opening session. Put into bat at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, India lost captain Rohit Sharma (6),

The India vs Bangladesh Test series is underway at the MA Chidambaram Stadium (Chepauk) in Chennai. India have begun their new era under the head coach Gautam Gambhir and will look to mark the first Test of his tenure on a winning note.