Veteran off-spinner scores remarkable sixth Test ton as spin duo engineers exceptional fightback with bat in hand to put India in command CHENNAI: This is an Indian team which refuses to surrender when the tide turns against it. And when a brave, new Bangladesh looked into their eye and asked tough questions on a murky Thursday morning, two veteran warriors - Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja-had all the answers. It's not everyday that a famed Indian batting lineup gets rattled by a Bangladesh pace attack that is consistently bowling at 140 kmph.
And it's not a common occurrence that an Indian counter-attack with the bat is led by an incredibly attacking Ashwin. Given the situation, the game, the sixth Test hundred that he completed with a little nudge on the leg at the fag end of the day will probably be considered Ashwin's best. The star off-spinner may well be playing his last Test match at his home ground, the MA Chidambaram Stadium .
He is expected to call the shots over the weekend with the ball but he had to be called into action way ahead of schedule. Reduced to 144 for six midway through the second session, getting all out for a score of 225 seemed more than a possibility. By the end of the day, the hosts were 339 for six after losing the first two sessions and now they can control the game.
When Ashwin came on to bat, the Bangladesh pacers thought they would attack him with some short stuff. Hasan Mahmud , Nahid Rana and Taskin Ahmed tried to attack his rib ca.