Updated On: 20 September, 2024 07:28 AM IST | Chennai | IANS
“It’s an old Chennai surface with a bit of bounce and carry. The red soil pitch allows you to play a few shots if you are willing to just get in line and give it a bit of a tonk when there’s width,

Ravindra Jadeja. Pic/PTI
Ravichandran Ashwin’s unbeaten 102 along with Ravindra Jadeja’s 86 not out did wonders for India who were put to bat first in the opening Test by Bangladesh at MA Chidambaram Stadium on Thursday. The duo not only turned the tide in their favour, but also complemented each other in the middle to build a 195-run unbeaten stand for the seventh wicket to take India to 339-6 at stumps.
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