Mumbai Mumbai. Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar used Ravichandran Ashwin's brilliant innings in the first Test match of India vs Bangladesh played in Chennai to target the English media. This case is of 2021, when England toured India and after winning the first Test, it had to face a crushing defeat in the second Test in Chennai and the remaining matches of the series. Following England's plight, the English media tagged Indian pitches as “you can't bat here”. After three years, Gavaskar has given a befitting reply to the critics and thanked Ashwin for this.
Ravichandran Ashwin formed a brilliant partnership with Ravindra Jadeja on the first day of the India vs Bangladesh Test. Team India was reeling at 144/6 and the need of the hour was a solid partnership. Both all-rounders took advantage of the opportunity and pulled the team out of a difficult situation. They took the score to 376, with Ravichandran Ashwin playing a brilliant inning of 113 runs. Ashwin and Jadeja's partnership laid the foundation for India's 28-run win over Bangla Tigers.
After taking a 1-0 lead in the 2-match series, the second Test started on Friday, September 27, 2024. Since it was a rain-affected day, play was disrupted and hence the topic of discussion was India's maiden Test win and Ashwin's extraordinary century. Looking at the highlights of his innings, Sunil Gavaskar, who is commentating on the series, dismissed what he said in the past about the surface and cited Ashwin's innings to support his answer.
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