The first match of the Test series between India and Bangladesh was played at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. In this match, Team India defeated Bangladesh by 280 runs. R Ashwin was the biggest hero of Team India’s victory. He performed brilliantly with the ball as well as with the bat. Along with this, Ravindra Jadeja also made an important contribution to the team’s victory. A match winning partnership was also seen between the two players. After this match, R Ashwin gave a statement which is now going viral.
Ashwin is jealous of which player?
Ravichandran Ashwin openly expressed his thoughts in the press conference after the match. Meanwhile, talking about Ravindra Jadeja’s fielding, he made a big statement and said that he is jealous of Ravindra Jadeja. Ashwin said in the press conference after the match, ‘Jadeja is like fire on the field. He is like a rocket on the field. So, overall, I envy them. But I am a total fan of it. I have learned to appreciate it over the last 4-5 years.
Also talking about his competition with Jadeja, Ashwin said, ‘Sometimes, when you are in a race with your fellow cricketers, you want to outdo each other, even within that team. It’s like a friendship growing between brothers, isn’t it? And then slowly you start praising each other, now these praises have gone a step further, because I know I can never beat Jadeja. So I’m comfortable with my game, but I’m totally inspired by what he’s done.
A strong performance from both the players in the Chennai Test
Team India scored 376 runs in the first innings of Chennai Test. During this innings, the team lost the first 6 wickets for just 144 runs. But the duo of Ravindra Jadeja and R Ashwin made a strong comeback for Team India. Meanwhile, Jadeja played a memorable innings of 86 runs and Ashwin played a memorable innings of 112 runs. Apart from this, Jadeja took a total of 5 wickets in this match. When it comes to R Ashwin, he made 6 batsmen his prey. Due to the all-round performance of these two players, Bangladesh could not even last 4 days in the match.
