IND vs BAN 2024: 5 takeaways from India vs Bangladesh Test series

2. Resilience of Indian batting line-up

The Bangladesh bowlers rocked the Indian batting line-up in the first innings of the first Test. At 144/6, it felt like it would be a task to even get to 200. However, this is where the experience and grit of the batting line-up brought India out of a hole. It was a significant period of play and India managed to fight courtesy of their batters, Ashwin (113) and Jadeja (86). Had they not stitched up a 199-run partnership the fate of the first Test match could have been something else.

Boosted by the bowlers’ performance in the first innings, the Indian batters did not look back subsequently. Shubman Gill, who failed in the first innings, managed to score a century in the second. Rishabh Pant, who returned to Test cricket after his unfortunate accident, scored a 39 and 109 at Chepauk. In the second innings, India scored their runs at 4.48, signalling their intent to speed up the pace of play and dominate the opposition.

In the second Test in Kanpur, India not only scored runs at a rapid pace but were also unperturbed by wickets falling at regular intervals at one stage. They took advantage of the momentum and kept the runs coming. At no stage did they think of going back to playing at the traditional pace of Test cricket.