Ravichandran Ashwin revealed that he adopted Rishabh Pant's aggressive batting style to score a crucial century, partnering with Ravindra Jadeja to rescue India after a top-order collapse on Day 1 of the Chennai Test against Bangladesh,

Ravichandran Ashwin on Thursday said that he opted for an aggressive batting approach on the red soil pitch in the first Test against Bangladesh in Chennai. The strategy paid off as Ashwin produced a brilliant century,

Rishabh Pant was involved in a heated exchange with Bangladesh's Litton Das on Day 1 of the 1st Test in Chennai.

Having worked on improving his range of big shots in the Tamil Nadu Premier League earlier this year, R Ashwin flaunted his aggressive avatar, hitting his fastest Test hundred. Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja rescued India from 144 for 6 with a counter-attacking 195-run stand in Chennai on Thursday,

Home hero Ravichandran Ashwin on Thursday said he made a conscious effort to bat aggressively on the red soil pitch laid out for the first Test against Bangladesh.

The stage was set as Ravichandran Ashwin walked in to bat for India on Day 1 of the ongoing first Test match against Bangladesh, in Chennai. India's top order had been destroyed and the scoreboard read 144/6.

The veteran all-rounder took just 108 balls to register his overall sixth and second Test century at Chennai's MA Chidambaram Stadium. Ashwin outperformed batting specialists and later shared how he countered Chepauk's tricky wicket on Day 1 against Bangladesh.

Rishabh Pant threw away a good opportunity to convert a good start into a big knock. Guatam Gambhir echoed the emotions of the majority of Indian fans when Pant got out on 39 to young pacer Hasan Mahmud in Chennai on Thursday,