Veteran Indian cricketers Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja's rescue act in the form of sensational efforts with the bat on day 1 of the 1st Test against Bangladesh left an old lay to give the pair a standing ovation. In a video surfaced on social media, the fan at the stands was seen applauding to her hearts content.
Ashwin and Jadeja joined hands when India's score was at 144-6, with KL Rahul and the set Yashasvi Jaiswal perishing in quick succession. However, the veteran cricketers took their side to a strong position by the end of the day as India's score stood at 339/6 in 80 overs. Ashwin reached his sixth Test hundred off only 108 balls, while Jadeja will resume on day 2 on 86.
Below is the video of the senior female fan applauding Ashwin's and Jadeja's efforts:
"On a surface like this, it's better to go hard like Rishabh does" - Ravichandran Ashwin
Following day 1's play, Ashwin commented that Rishabh Pant's counterattacking template is the way to go on a tricky surface like this. He also credited Jadeja for helping him when he was getting tired.
"On a surface like this, it's better to go hard like Rishabh does. It's an old-school Chennai surface with bounce and carry. When there is width, you can give it a tonk. Jadeja was of real help, there was a point where I was sweating and tiring but Jaddu helped me through the phase. He's been solid and one of our best batters. He told me we don't have to convert twos into threes, which helped me."
For Bangladesh, Hasan Mahmud was the pick of the bowlers, taking the first four wickets to fall.
