MIRPUR: Axar Patel made life miserable for Bangladesh batters as India closed in on a probable third-day finish, reducing the hosts to 195 for 7 at tea on day three of the second Test here on Saturday.
Litton Das (58 not out) celebrated his maiden IPL contract with KKR by hitting some lusty blows but that was more out of sheer defiance as playing defensive cricket wasn't an option on this track.