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EXPLAINED: Why Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan is holding a band between his teeth while batting

Former Bangladesh captain and veteran allrounder is using an interesting technique to get his stance and head position right while batting in the first Test against India at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.

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Ravichandran Ashwin: 'I want to play cricket with a smile on my face'

CHENNAI: Ravichandran Ashwin may be at the fag end of his glorious Test career but the veteran all-rounder is still operating at the top of his game.

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'Fearless' Rishabh Pant gets big thumbs-up from this legend

Rishabh Pant marked his Test comeback with India's first match of the series against Bangladesh in Chennai, which is the first red-ball international for the wicketkeeper-batsman since his horrific car accident in December 2022.

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Rohit Sharma gets angry at team-mate: 'Soye hue hain sab log'

Rohit Sharma isn't having the best of days as a batsman in the ongoing first Test against Bangladesh in Chennai, and he got more frustrated on Day 2 of the match when one of the fielders wasn't noticing while the India captain was trying to get his attention.

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We lost too many wickets in first 10 overs: Bangladesh pacer Taskin Ahmed

NEW DELHI: Bangladesh pacer Taskin Ahmed acknowledged that losing early wickets during the initial 10 overs of their first innings against India's "world-class" bowlers has placed their team at a disadvantage in the opening Test in Chennai on Friday.

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Virat Kohli takes a witty jab at Shakib Al Hasan: 'Tu Malinga Bana Hua Hai!'

NEW DELHI: Batting maestro Virat Kohli couldn't help but lighten the mood with a hilarious remark aimed at Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan during the second day of the first Test in Chennai.

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Wicket, wicket! Akash Deep rattles Bangladesh, but misses hat-trick - Watch

After Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja got India out of jail to post 376 in their first innings on the second day of the opening Test against Bangladesh in Chennai, Akash Deep turned on the heat with his bowling to hurt the visitors before lunch at the MA Chidambaram Stadium.

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'They will be valued a lot more when they're gone': Karthik praises Ashwin and Jadeja's all-round heroics in Test cricket

NEW DELHI: Former India wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik heaped praise on Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja for their remarkable counter-attacking partnership that pulled India out of trouble on the opening day of the first Test against Bangladesh in Chennai.

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India vs Bangladesh: For fiercely loyal Bangladeshi fans, cricket an escape from turmoil back home

CHENNAI: Amid the 10,400-odd fans who turned up for the first day's play at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Thursday, there were a handful of supporters cheering the Bangladesh team.

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India vs Bangladesh: Modest Hasan Mahmud at the forefront of Bangladesh's pace revolution

CHENNAI: When Hasan Mahmud was threatening to take the game away from India with his pace and movement on Thursday morning, he was making a silent statement. Not just for himself but for Bangladesh cricket in general.

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India vs Bangladesh: How T20 hitting prepared Ravichandran Ashwin for Chepauk bash

CHENNAI: When Ravichandran Ashwin made his debut for an age-group Tamil Nadu team many moons ago, he did so as a batter who could bowl a bit. Years have gone by, the teenager of yesterday is in the twilight of a brilliant international career as an off-spinner, but his first…

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KL Rahul's Chennai Test failure tagged 'innings without purpose' by Sanjay Manjrekar

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…

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Better to go hard like Rishabh on this Chennai pitch, says Ravichandran Ashwin

NEW DELHI: Ravichandran Ashwin on Thursday said that he opted for an aggressive batting approach on the red soil pitch in the first Test against Bangladesh in Chennai.

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'From despair to domination': Sachin Tendulkar lauds Ashwin-Jadeja 'super' partnership in Chennai

NEW DELHI: Sachin Tendulkar praised Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja for their unbeaten 195-run partnership, which saved India on the first day of the Test against Bangladesh at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.

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Ravichandran Ashwin joins legends Kapil Dev, Garfield Sobers in exclusive 'all-rounders' club

Ravichandran Ashwin on Thursday joined an elite group of all-rounders who have recorded multiple centuries and five-wicket hauls at the same Test venue. This rare achievement, accomplished by only a few legendary cricketers, highlights Ashwin’s exceptional skills with both bat and ball.

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1st Test: Bangladesh reduce India to 176/6 at Tea on Day 1

NEW DELHI: On the opening day of the first Test in Chennai on Thursday, the hosts found themselves at 176 for six at tea. Yashasvi Jaiswal's patient fifty was an exception, as other Indian top-order batsmen failed the test of character that the Bangladeshi bowlers put them through.

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Angry Rishabh Pant to Litton Das: 'Mere ko kyu maar rahe ho?'- Watch

After rookie Bangladesh pacer Hasan Mahmud rocked the Indian top order with a three-wicket burst on the opening day of the first Test in Chennai, Rishabh Pant had a little argument with rival wicketkeeper Litton Das.

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EXPLAINED: Why are India playing three pacers in the 1st Test against Bangladesh on a traditionally spin-friendly Chennai track

India's decision to include three pacers in their playing XI for the opening Test of the two-match series against Bangladesh on a traditionally spin-friendly venue, the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, has surprised many.

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India vs Bangladesh: Who is Hasan Mahmud who dismissed Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli cheaply in first Test

NEW DELHI: Put into bat by Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain the famed Indian top order was rocked early in the first Test at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai on Thursday.

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Bangladesh skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto hopes batters can defy Bumrah and Co.

CHENNAI: Bangladesh have a daunting task ahead of them. If they do not want to join the list of visiting teams that have returned home empty-handed from India, Najmul Hossain Shanto's men should deliver plucky performances with the bat.

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Not thinking about outcome, just trying to follow the process: Bangladesh skipper Shanto

NEW DELHI: Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto emphasized focusing on process and adaptability as his team prepares to face India in the opening Test starting Thursday. The match, to be held in Chennai, follows Bangladesh's historic 2-0 away series win against Pakistan, the first in their 24-year Test history.

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Gautam Gambhir ahead of India's Test series against Bangladesh: 'The winning style is the best style'

NEW DELHI: India's head coach, Gautam Gambhir, addressed the media in Chennai ahead of the two-match Test series against Bangladesh, which is set to begin on Thursday. Gambhir emphasized that India's focus will be on playing with intent, leaving no room for complacency against a Bangladesh side that recently claimed…

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A tale of 'identical' hundreds in a Test match

NEW DELHI: Former Sri Lanka wicketkeeper-batsman Duleep Mendis etched his name into Test cricket history with a rare feat—scoring identical centuries in both innings of a Test match. Facing Sunil Gavaskar's India in September 1982 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Madras (now Chennai), Mendis scored 105 runs in the…

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Chennai pitch in focus as India, Bangladesh ramp up preparations ahead of first Test

NEW DELHI: India and Bangladesh are adjusting their training strategies in Chennai ahead of the first Test starting on Thursday. They initially trained on a red-soil pitch for two days but switched to a black-soil pitch on Tuesday.

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'There is no problem': Rohit Sharma on Gautam Gambhir and his staff's different coaching style

India's ODI and Test captain Rohit Sharma spoke to reporters on Tuesday, ahead of the first Test match against Bangladesh in Chennai, and said the team has adjusted well to the difference in coaching styles of current head coach, Gautam Gambhir, and his predecessor Rahul Dravid.

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