BAN vs IND: After registering a victory in the opening test match of the series, The KL Rahul-led Indian team is on a roll yet again. India is in a dominant position in the second test match, which is currently occurring in the city of Dhaka. Batting in the third innings of the game on Day 3, Team Bangladesh has a significantly less lead of 87 runs at the loss of seven wickets.
“To be honest, on seeing the surface, not sure what to make of it. There is some grass that you can see, but it’s generally good to bat here. We would have wanted to bat first but we aren’t sure what to expect. Just need to play good cricket. Need to bowl well in the first innings. It does seem damp and we need to get early wickets.” said India captain KL Rahul before the match
The emerging wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant has shined for the Indian team following a quickfire knock worth 93 runs, while left-arm spinner Axar Patel remains the pick of the bowlers with as many as 7 wickets to his name. Team India will look to conclude things on a fitting note and achieve a clean sweep over Shakib Al Hasan and co. in the short two-match test series.
Virat Kohli’s brief exchange with Najmul Shanto!
Meanwhile, Virat Kohli’s exchange with Bangladesh’s opening batter, namely, Najmul Shanto remained a highly talked about point in the last couple of days. The episode occurred in the final few minutes of the play on day two of the ongoing test. Shanto was deliberately wasting time in order to avoid paying much under lights. Kohli was not pleased with the gesture and was quick to exchange some words with the Bangladesh batters.
Virat Kohli was caught saying “Shirt bhi khol le apna (Open your shirt as well)” to Najmul Shanto on the stump mic
The proceeding test series has not been a great one for the former Indian skipper Virat Kohli. The veteran batter managed to score a remarkable century in the one-day international series but failed to replicate the form in the test series. He has featured in three innings so far in the series and has contributed with knocks of 19, 1, and 24 respectively.
Here’s the video of the incident:
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