Virat Kohli, Gautam Gambhir and Rishabh Pant reached Kanpur© X (Twitter)
India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir, wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant, and star batter Virat Kohli arrived on the group resort in Kanpur forward of the group’s second Test towards Bangladesh, starting on Friday on the Green Park. On Tuesday, Pant, Kohli, and Gambhir have been noticed exterior the group resort. Gambhir’s stint as the top coach within the Test format started on a triumphant observe. In his first Test match as India’s head coach, the hosts cruised to a momentous 280-run victory on the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
The trio from Delhi, consisting of Virat Kohli, Gautam Gambhir, and Rishabh Pant on the Airport pic.twitter.com/nkurJqnZAw
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Pant introduced his return to Test cricket with a stupendous 109-run knock within the second innings. His aggressive strokes mixed with defensive show that made issues tough for Bangladesh bowlers, evoked a wave of nostalgia among the many Indian followers.
He made a promising begin on his return within the first innings with 39 off 52 deliveries. He misplaced his wicket to in-form Hasan Mahmud.
Kohli had a lean run with the bat in Chennai, hitting 6 and 17 within the two innings. He misplaced his wicket to Bangladesh pacer Hasan Mahmud after which to spinner Mehidy Hasan Miraz within the second innings.
Ashwin was named the ‘Player of the Match’ within the first Test towards Bangladesh. He performed an important 113-run knock from 133 balls within the first inning.
The 38-year-old bagged a six-wicket haul within the second inning, which helped India clinch a 280-run win on day 4 of the Chennai Test.
Ashwin’s spell within the second inning marked his thirty seventh five-wicket haul in Test cricket, tying him with legendary Australian spinner Shane Warne for the second-most five-wicket hauls in Test historical past. The solely participant forward of Ashwin is Sri Lankan legend Muttiah Muralitharan, who has 67.
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