Ravichandran Ashwin leads India to win against Bangladesh in Test match; Gavaskar lauds Ashwin for coping with pressure

Ravichandran Ashwin led India to victory by 3 wickets in the second Test match on December 25. Ashwin top-scored with 42 runs in the match and also became ‘Player of the match’. Sunil Gavaskar, former captain lauded Ashwin’s performance and his composure and resilience in coping with the stress.

He further praised both Ashwin and Shreyas Iyer for scoring an unbeaten score of 71 runs to achieve the victory in partnership.

Ashwin took 6 wickets in the match and scored 54 runs. He scored the highest number of runs in the fourth innings of the match by scoring 42. While Iyer and Ashwin scored 71 runs in partnership for the 8th wicket that helped India win the Test match by a total of 145 runs.


Ashwin walked into the match when India had scored only 74/7 runs with Axar Patel who left after scoring 34 off 69 balls. Ashwin along with Iyer helped clinch the victory from this stage of the match.

This victory has brought India closer to the World Test Championship final. The match was held in Mirpur’s Sher E Bangla National Stadium in Bangladesh.

FAQs:

1. Who was awarded the Player of the Series?
Cheteshwar Pujara won the Player of the Series title for getting the highest number of runs with 222 runs in two matches at an average of 74.00.

2.How close did India come to the World Test Championship Final after clinching the Test series?
The victory in the Test series has helped India to maintain its position at No.2 in the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) points table. India’s current winning points percentage (PCT) has improved to 58.92%, which is higher than 55.76% of South Africa and 54.55 % of Sri Lanka in the WTC 2021-23 cycle which will end in March 2023. Australia leads India with a PCT of 76.92.