2024-09-20 09:19:22
Many strong batsmen of Team India were completely defeated in the first innings of Chennai Test against Bangladesh. After losing the toss in this first test match of the series, Team India was invited to bat. It was expected that the Indian team would make a strong start against Bangladesh on home ground, but it did not happen. The top order batting flopped badly. There was a time when Team India lost its 3 wickets on the score of 34 runs. By 144 runs, more than half of the players of the Indian team were out. In such a situation, let us know about those five flop batsmen of Team India in the first innings who did not live up to the expectations.
Virat’s bat did not work
In the first test match against Bangladesh, Team India’s dashing batsman Virat Kohli’s bat failed. Virat Kohli, who came to bat at number four, could score only 6 runs in 6 balls. Virat Kohli was made the victim of Bangladesh’s fast bowler Hasan Mahmud. In this way, Virat Kohli proved to be a big flop for Team India in the first innings.
KL Rahul disappointed again
KL Rahul, who came to bat in the middle order for Team India, disappointed once again. Before the series, captain Rohit Sharma had said that Rahul would get a chance to play in both the matches, but he could score only 16 runs in the Chennai Test against Bangladesh. In his short innings, Rahul faced 52 balls, in which he could hit only one four.
Rohit Sharma’s hitman avatar was not seen
Indian team captain Rohit Sharma also could not show anything special in batting. Rohit Sharma spent some time for opening after Yashasvi Jaiswal, but after playing 19 balls, he lost his wicket after scoring 6 runs. In this way, Rohit Sharma’s Hitman avatar could not be seen in the first innings of the Chennai Test against Bangladesh.
Shubhman Gill could not even open the account
In the first innings of the Chennai Test against Bangladesh, Shubman Gill, who batted at number three, disappointed the most. Shubman Gill, who recently played in the Duleep Trophy, could not even open his account for Team India. Shubman got a chance to play 8 balls, but he looked completely uncomfortable and lost his wicket.
Despite a good start, Pant gifted the wicket
Team India’s wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant had got a good start in the first innings against Bangladesh. He was able to hit the ball comfortably. Looking at his batting, it seemed that he was moving towards a big innings, but he lost his wicket while trying to score runs quickly. Pant played an innings of 39 runs in 52 balls, in which he also hit a total of 6 fours.