KL Rahul was picked in the middle order of India's playing eleven by Gautam Gambhir in his first Test as the new head coach of India, when the hosts took on Bangladesh at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. But playing in his 51st Test, Rahul failed to impress in the first innings.
Put in to bat under overcast conditions on a red-soil pitch that saw Hasan Mahmud running in with his tail up to run through India's top order, the hosts were in trouble at 34 for 3. But Rishabh Pant (39) and Yashaswi Jaiswal (56) added 62 important runs for the fourth wicket.
