Team India were sensational in the second Test match against Bangladesh at the green Park Stadium in Kanpur. They took the initiate after 35 overs were just bowled in the first three days with two days being washed out by rain. With the pressure of a home match and the WTC points on the line, India took the initiative to force a result.
First, they bowled out Bangladesh for just 233 runs in the first innings on the morning of day 4. Then, the Indian batters came out with all guns blazing. India scored the fastest team half-century and the fastest century ever scored by a team in Test cricket. They were doing everything so that they could to force a result in the limited time. The batters were playing aerial shots, taking the attack to the bowlers and were playing like it’s a T20 game.
Rohit Sharma declared the innings at 285/9 in just 34.4 overs to have a crack at the Bangladeshi batters. Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 72 runs off 51 balls, KL Rahul scored 68 runs off 43 balls, and Virat Kohli scored 47 runs off 35 balls. Meanwhile, the Indian bowlers bowled out Bangladesh for 146 runs in the second innings and India needed 95 runs to chase in the fourth innings. India chased down the total in 17.3 overs.
IND vs BAN: Rohit Sharma talked about the aggressive approach of his batters in Kanpur
The Indian captain talked about the aggressive approach of the batters. He said that the pitch wasn’t helpful for the bowlers and hence his team played extremely well to win the game. Moreover, they were going for their shots in the first innings and in return they were ready to accept the risk of getting bowled out for less than 150 runs.
“Pitch didn’t have much for the bowlers. To make a game out of it on that pitch was a superb effort from the bowlers. And then the batters obviously with that mindset to buy into the thought of going and getting runs as quickly as possible. It was a risk we were willing to take because when you’re trying to bat like that, you can be bundled out for a low score. But we were ready for it even if we got bowled out for 100-150. We wanted to give ourselves a chance to be in the game and get a result,” Rohit told host broadcaster.
The Test series is now done and dusted and focus will soon be shifting on T20I series between these two teams. The first game is scheduled to take place on 6th October 2024.m
