Indian men’s cricket team head coach Gautam Gambhir took to Instagram on Sunday (September 22) to praise the Indian players after the Rohit Sharma-led side beat Bangladesh by 280 runs in the first Test played at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
The 42-year-old Gambhir shared two pictures of Indian players on his Instagram stories and captioned them, “A fantastic start! Well done boys!”
Gambhir, who played in 58 Tests, 147 ODIs and 37 T20Is for India during his playing days, was appointed as India’s head coach on July 9, 2024, after Rahul Dravid’s contract came to an end. The hero of India’s 2007 T20 World Cup and 2011 ODI World Cup final win made his coaching debut against Sri Lanka during the limited overs series in July-August, but the match against Bangladesh was his first Test as India’s head coach.
In the first home game of the 2024-25 season, India dismissed Bangladesh for 234 runs in the second inning to secure a big win and go 1-0 up in the two-match series. Ravichandran Ashwin picked up six wickets for 88 runs in the second innings to help India successfully defend the target of 515, whereas Ravindra Jadeja got rid of three Bangladeshi batters.
The two star all-rounders also made their presence felt in the game with the bat as well. They added 199 runs for the seventh wicket in the first inning to help India bounce back from 144 for 6 and post a total of 376 runs.
Apart from Ashwin, Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant also scored centuries for India in the second innings. They added 167 runs for the fourth wicket on the third day of the match, whereas star pacer Jasprit Bumrah dismissed four Bangladeshi batters in the first inning.
But it was a forgetful game with the bat for Indian captain Rohit Sharma and batting superstar Virat Kohli. The duo failed to score big runs in both innings. While Rohit hammered 6 and 5 runs, Kohli got out after making 6 and 17 runs.
They will look to bounce back and come up with a big show in the second Test which is set to start on September 27 at Green Park in Kanpur.
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