India is hosting Bangladesh in the two-match test series. The first Test is being played at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai. The Men in Blue were invited to bat first on a gloomy morning. Bangladesh pacers took full advantage of the red soil wicket and overcast conditions. They picked three quick wickets in the first session, with Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, and Virat Kohli all dismissed cheaply.
Kohli’s return to the Indian Test team has not started well, with the star batter removed for just 6 runs. Despite looking in good form, he failed to deliver on crunchy time on a challenging surface. The former India captain returned to the game’s longest format after 259 days. India struggled against the skillful bowling of 24-year-old Hasan Mahmud. The pacer picked all three wickets for his side. Kohli, who missed the England Test series due to his son’s birth.
He was expected to be a vital player for India in the next ten Tests against Bangladesh, New Zealand, and Australia. The 35-year-old had joined the Indian camp a week before the first Test and appeared to be in good form during the net practices. However, he threw away his wicket with his tempting cover drive outside off stump.
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Virat Kohli should stop playing cover drive
Does Kohli’s love affair with the cover drive need to break? The tentative poke outside off has been a problem for him over the years. He has always been tempted to drive outside off-stump the pacers know about this weak point of the veteran India batter. Kohli needs to see off the balls outside off-stump and keep have patience to play under the eyes. Just as he did in England in the 2021 season.
Yashasvi Jaiswal and Rishabh Pant have soaked in the early pressure and building the innings on confidence. Both batters are batting in their 30s with the home side are 88/3 at the end of session 1 and lunch has been taken by the sides. It has been a very crucial innings for both the left-handers with the situation they were in during the early stages.
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