Heavy rain meant that the covers were never taken off the square. (Source: AP)
India, after a fruitful Day 1 on which it scored 239/0, would have liked to score more runs but with heavy rain in Fatullah no play was possible on Day 2 and it was called off by the umpires. India remain at 239/0 with Shikhar Dhawan on 150* and Murali Vijay on 89*.(Full coverage: India tour of Bangladesh)
Scorecard: India vs Bangladesh
Day 2: As it happened
Social buzz of #IndvsBan
Day 1 recap
A drop, showers and run downpour
This was second 200-run plus stand from Dhawan-Vijay.
For a day, put yourself in Cheteshwar Pujara’s shoes. It is the morning of the Test match. The bus is waiting at the hotel’s portico. It’s a 25-km journey to the stadium through the notorious Dhaka traffic. Plenty of time to reflect and plan ahead. Put the headphones on, lean back and think.
India vs Bangladesh, Day 1 stats
Dhawan (R) and Vijay (L) got India off to a solid start. (Source: AP)
Statistical highlights of the day one of the one-off cricket Test between India and Bangladesh on Wednesday.
Is it little Mushfiqur Rahim or Neymar Jr?
Mushfiqur would be a shorter version of Neymar with a schoolboy haircut.
There are people with full-blown face-recognition problem. To them everyone looks like everyone else. Most likely, they won’t be able to tell Michael Clarke from Michael Clarke Duncan (of The Green Mile fame). As a rule, always borrow from such people but never lend.
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