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KANPUR, India : India captain Rohit Sharma conceded they took a risk trying to force a result in the rain-truncated second test against Bangladesh and was pleased it paid off resulting in a memorable victory in Kanpur.
Ravichandran Ashwin drew first blood, Ravindra Jadeja ripped the heart out while Jasprit Bumrah put the final nail in Bangladesh's coffin as India routed the visitors by seven wickets in the second Test to complete a record-extending 18th series win at home in Kanpur on Tuesday. It was one of the most exhilarating performance by the Indian team despite losing more than 200 overs of play with two days of complete wash-out. The outright victory consolidated India's pole position in the ICC World Test Championship Table (WTC) with 74.24 percentage points.
The Indian cricket team fought extreme odds to create a situation where they could find themselves in a match-winning situation in the second Test against Bangladesh. More than two and half days were washed out in the Kanpur Test because of rain and wet outfield, but Rohit Sharma's men decided to go down fighting over letting the match roll into a drab draw. After India bowled out Bangladesh on Day 4, Rohit led the team's attacking start with the bat, raining boundaries at the Green Park Stadium. Later, KL Rahul revealed a crystal clear message from skipper Rohit that inspired the team's pyrotechniques with the bat.
The Indian cricket team produced an impressive batting display as the Rohit Sharma-led side broke five records on Day 4 of the second Test match against Bangladesh in Kanpur on Monday. Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal all produced quickfire knocks but it was a couple of sixes by pacer Akash Deep that has gone viral on social media. During the 35th over of the Indian innings, Akash Deep smashed Shakib Al Hasan for two back-to-back sixes and he did it using the bat that was gifted to him by Virat Kohli. The Indian dressing room was thrilled following the two massive sixes as Rohit Sharma was seen smiling and Kohli also could not keep calm as the crowd applauded the effort.
India consolidated their lead in the World Test Championship (WTC) 2023-25 points table with a dominating victory over Bangladesh in the second Test match in Kanpur on Tuesday. With the first three days of the match getting affected by rain and wet outfield, the Rohit Sharma-led side had a tough task of getting a result in the encounter. However, they bowled out Bangladesh twice and produced an aggressive batting performance to clinch a significant victory. Thanks to the win, India remain top of the table with a PCT of 74.24. Australia are second with 62.50 while Sri Lanka are third with a PCT of 55.56.
Former Indian cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar applauded middle-order batter KL Rahul following his brilliant performance on the fourth day of the second and final Test match of the series at Green Park in Kanpur on Monday. Rahul played a magnificent knock of 68 runs in just 43 balls, which was laced with seven boundaries and two maximums in his innings. The right-hand batter scored these runs at a magnificent strike rate of 158.14.
KANPUR, India :India beat Bangladesh by seven wickets in the rain-truncated second test in Kanpur to complete a 2-0 series sweep on Tuesday.
Pakistan Test captain Shan Masood was asked an odd question by a journalist in a press conference, which required Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB) media manager to step in. The Pakistan team has been under intense scrutiny and has received criticism off late, particularly after a 2-0 Test series loss at home to Bangladesh. However, such was the question posed to Shan Masood, that PCB's media manager Sami ul Hasan decided that it was a step too far, and gave a firm warning to the journalist in question.