IND vs BAN: “We Had To Really Work Hard For This Win” – KL Rahul After 188-Run Win Over Bangladesh In Chattogram Test

India National Cricket Team stand-in captain KL Rahul has stated that they worked really hard to earn a huge 188-run victory over the Shakib Al Hasan-led Bangladesh National Cricket Team in the first Test at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram.

In the first innings, India posted 404 on the board with the help of brilliant half-centuries by Cheteshwar Pujara, Shreyas Iyer and Ravichandran Ashwin. Also, Rishabh Pant and Kuldeep Yadav contributed good 40s.

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Bangladesh got bowled out for 150 in the second innings as Kuldeep Yadav bagged a 5-wicket haul, Mohammed Siraj picked up three wickets while Axar Patel and Umesh Yadav picked up one wicket each.

In the third innings, Shubman Gill slammed his maiden Test ton and Cheteshwar Pujara smashed his first Test century in 52 innings as India declared on 258 for 2, to post a humongous target of 513 for Bangladesh.

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Bangladesh fought well but got bowled out for 324 to hand India a 188-run victory. The visitors have now taken a 1-0 lead in the two-match Test series.

Speaking at the post-match presentation ceremony, KL Rahul said that the ODI series didn’t end the way they would have liked, but was delighted with the team’s performance in the first Test. He stated:

“We’ve been here for a while. The one-day series, it didn’t go as we wanted. Hard-fought Test match and we had to really work hard for this win. Really happy we did that. It did flatten out, didn’t worry us. Looked like the batters were batting comfortably.”

Really happy for them – KL Rahul on Cheteshwar Pujara and Shubman Gill

KL Rahul further lauded Cheteshwar Pujara, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant and Shubman Gill for delivering brilliant batting performances in the match. He said:

“Getting runs was hard for the first three days. The way their openers batted, we had to work hard. Our intensity was really high. We know no victory comes high. We batted well in the first innings as well. It was a job well done by Shreyas and Puji, even Pant’s counter-attack. Really happy for them (Gill and Pujara), they utilised the opportunity.”

KL Rahul was also pleased with the performance of the Indian bowlers in the match. While praising bowlers, stand-in captain KL Rahul said:

“Very pleased with the way we bowled. The pitch wasn’t really assisting the bowlers, but they found something. Umesh bowled a couple of great spells and brought us back into the game. We’ve built this attack over the years. They are showing what quality they have. I am not going to worry about what we could have done better.”

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