Having worked on improving his range of big shots in the Tamil Nadu Premier League earlier this year, R Ashwin flaunted his aggressive avatar, hitting his fastest Test hundred. Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja rescued India from 144 for 6 with a counter-attacking 195-run stand in Chennai on Thursday,

The stage was set as Ravichandran Ashwin walked in to bat for India on Day 1 of the ongoing first Test match against Bangladesh, in Chennai. India's top order had been destroyed and the scoreboard read 144/6.

India's Rishabh Pant and Yashasvi Jaiswal showed resilience after an early collapse on Day 1 of the first Test against Bangladesh in Chennai, closing the first session at 88 for 3. Hasan Mahmud was the standout bowler,

Rishabh Pant threw away a good opportunity to convert a good start into a big knock. Guatam Gambhir echoed the emotions of the majority of Indian fans when Pant got out on 39 to young pacer Hasan Mahmud in Chennai on Thursday,

India are set to begin their 10-Test season with the first match of the India vs Bangladesh two-match Test series, slated to get underway from September 19 (Thursday). The first IND vs BAN Test will be played at the iconic MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.

A series sweep against Bangladesh will cement India's place atop the World Test Championship (WTC) standings but the team under Rohit Sharma are guarding against any complacency in the two-match home series beginning in Chennai on Thursday.