Team India has taken a 1-0 lead in the series by winning the first Test match against Bangladesh by 280 runs. The hero of India’s victory was Ravichandran Ashwin who scored a century in the first innings and took 6 wickets in the second innings at his home ground Chennai. In the first innings, Team India lost 6 wickets at a score of 144, from where the team needed a big partnership.

Ashwin along with Ravindra Jadeja shared a 199-run partnership for the seventh wicket. He scored 113 runs in 133 balls and Ravindra Jadeja scored 86 runs in 124 balls. Ashwin could not take a single wicket in the first innings but then he made up for it in the second innings. He took 6 wickets for 88 runs in 21 overs.

After the win against Bangladesh, Ashwin said that wickets mean more to him because bowling comes first for him. He said that batting comes naturally to him and even though he has struggled at times, he enjoys it.

I think like most bowlers: Ravichandran Ashwin

After the victory in the first Test match against Bangladesh, Ravichandran Ashwin said,

The innings on Day 1 was quite special, I didn’t realise it until Day 2. I am glad that I took a couple of wickets today as well. I make my living by bowling, so bowling always comes first. I think like a bowler most of the time, but when I go out on the field with the bat in my hand, I have tried to think like a batsman. Batting is something that comes naturally, but I still struggle with letting my thoughts get ahead of me sometimes. I have tried to manage it. Over the last few years, I have managed to separate the two, but it is a process.

The last match of the two-match Test series between India and Bangladesh will be played in Kanpur from October 27.