Stat Pack: R Ashwin emulates MS Dhoni, Rahul Dravid after Chepauk Test hundred
Ravi Ashwin was stupendous when India and Bangladesh faced each other on Day 1 of the opening Test at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
He scored an unbeaten 102 and bailed India out of jail after the home team was reduced to 144 for six in 42.2 overs. He came to bat at No.8 and played his shots right from the outset.
Ashwin got to his fifty off 58 balls, after which he racked up his hundred off 108 deliveries. He joined hands with Ravindra Jadeja and built a partnership of 195 along with Ravindra Jadeja for the seventh wicket. On the back of his knock, India finished the first day at 339 for the loss of six wickets in 80 overs.
While Ashwin stole the show for India, Bangladesh had their hero in the form of Hasan Mahmud, who had figures of 18-4-58-4. The speedster got the early wickets of Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli and reduced India to 34 for three in 9.2 overs. He also returned to get the wicket of Rishabh Pant, who was starting to look dangerous.
Here are some records set on Day 1 of the India vs Bangladesh Test
6 – Ravi Ashwin equalled MS Dhoni and Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi’s tally of Test centuries for India
5 – Ravi Ashwin is only the fifth cricketer to pick up multiple five-wicket hauls and multiple Test hundreds at a single venue. The others are Gary Sobers (Headingley), Kapil Dev (Chennai), Chris Cairns (Auckland) and Ian Botham (Headingley)
4 – Ravi Ashwin is only the fourth Indian batter to score a hundred after turning 38. Rahul Dravid, Vinoo Mankad and Vijay Merchant are the others in the list.
5 – Ravi Ashwin became the fifth batter and the third Indian to hit hundreds in back-to-back Tests at the Chepauk. The others are Sunil Gavaskar, Sachin Tendulkar, Allan Border, Duleep Mendis.
1- Ravi Ashwin became the first ever cricketer to hit 20 fifty-plus scores and pick 30-plus five-wicket hauls in Tests.
4 – R Ashwin is second in the list of most hundreds at No.8 or below in Test cricket. New Zealand’s Daniel Vettori is on top with five centuries.
195* – Ravindra Jadeja and Ravi Ashwin have made the record for the highest partnership for seventh wicket or lower on Day 1 of a Test match. They broke the record of Vettori and Jesse Ryder’s 186-run stand against India back in 2009.
2- Hasan Mahmud became the second overseas fast bowler with four or more wickets on Day 1 of a Test in India since 2000. Dale Steyn picked up five wickets at Ahmedabad in 2008