Cheteshwar Pujara and Shreyas Iyer pulled India out a hole on Wednesday to put their side in a strong position at 278-6 on the opening day of the first Test against Bangladesh.

Taijul’s early strikes

A double strike by Taijul Islam (3-84) including Shubman Gill for 20 and danger man Virat Kohli for one left the visitors on the back foot on 48-3. In between, stand-in captain KL Rahul had played on off Khaled Ahmed for 22. A gutsy 46 by Rishabh Pant helped steady the ship before Mehidy Hasan bowled the wicketkeeper-batsman after lunch.