What is the record India broke for first time since 1932 after beating Bangladesh? | Cricket News
India played their first Test in 1932 under the leadership of CK Nayadu. India did lose the Test match 158 runs and since that game, India has never been able to win more games than the number of losses they have incurred in red-ball cricket. However, on Sunday against Bangladesh for the first time in 92 years India has more wins than losses in Test match cricket.
Rohit Sharma’s men have defeated Najmul Shanto’s Bangladesh 280 runs to win their 179th game in their 581st match. India has lost 178 games and drew 222 games since they started playing the longer format of the game. However, India remains in the fourth position in terms of overall Test wins with Australia at the top of the table.
Ravichandran Ashwin’s memorable game
Ravichandran Ashwin completed a memorable all-round outing with a six-wicket haul as a dominant India crushed Bangladesh 280 runs on the fourth day of the opening Test to take a 1-0 lead in the two-match series.
Speaking after India’s win, skipper Rohit Sharma reserved his praise for the player of the match. “Every time we look up to him, he’s always there for us whether with the bat or ball. I don’t know if I speak here it’ll be enough to cover what he does for the team,” Rohit said.
Set an improbable target of 515, Bangladesh were bowled out for 234 in their second innings, with first-inning centurion Ashwin (6/88) doing the bulk of the damage at the his home ground at the Chepauk.
Ravindra Jadeja picked up 3/58. Skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto top-scored for Bangladesh with an 82 off 127 balls. The visitors were 158/4 when bad light had stopped play on day three.
India declared their second innings at 287 for 4 riding on twin hundreds from Rishabh Pant (109) and Shubman Gill (119) for an overall lead of 514.
