Veteran all-rounder, Ravichandran Ashwin once again displayed his class with the willow as he brought up his sixth Test century which he scored against Bangladesh on Day 1 of the first Test that took place in his hometown in Chennai on Thursday.
Despite the quick start to his innings, there was a period where the 38-year-old was being tested physically as he got tired later on in the innings.
“He was of real help. There was a point in time where I was sweating, perspiring and getting a bit tired and he had to have noticed it quickly enough and you know guided me through that phase,” Ashwin shared in an interaction with JioCinema at the end of Day 1.
Hailing his batting partner, Ashwin also revealed that Jadeja reduced the amount of running between the wickets at that stage which proved to be beneficial for the batter.
The senior duo were out in the middle in a precarious position with six wickets down and the pair being the last decent batters left in the Indian 11. Soaking in the Chennai atmosphere, the Indra-Chandra combo stood strong against a potent Bangladesh pace-attack and opted to go after the spinners.
Ashwin shared, “It helps with such a temperament and Jaddu, you know, as you know, has been one of the best batters for our team in the last few years and him being there, pretty solid. Also, he was very helpful in terms of telling me that we don’t have to convert the twos into threes which was useful for me”.
