Rahul had told the media before the first Test on Tuesday that his team would be aggressive against Bangladesh because the outcome of the series would affect their chances of qualifying for the World Test Championship final.
We will also need to be aggressive because there is a qualification for the Test championship (final). During the media interaction, Rahul had stated, We know where we stand and what we need to do to qualify for the final.
Dinesh Karthik, an India wicketkeeper and batsman, however, vehemently disagreed with Rahul’s assertion and stated that Team India cannot adapt to England’s “Bazball” style because the pitch at Chattogram is slow, making it difficult for batters to show their attacking side.
As previously stated, it is abundantly clear to me that these are wickets that occasionally fail to produce results. The wear and tear slows down the Test match as it goes on. You will see errors made by the batsmen if the skill of the players is poor. You won’t need a great technique to stay at the wicket if your temperament is strong. “First and foremost, India cannot play Bazball cricket because it is currently not in our DNA to do so,” Karthik stated on Cricbuzz.
KL Rahul’s declaration that they will play aggressive cricket basically indicates that .
They want to make a game of it and get a result, knowing that the WTC final is coming up and these two games are crucial.
They want to increase the scoring rate and press the accelerator. They were unable to accomplish this today due to the sluggish wicket. You will need to bring a completely different tempo, which will require a few batsmen who bat in that manner.
On Wednesday, the opening day of the first Test against Bangladesh in Chittagong, India defeated Bangladesh by a score of 278-6 thanks to the combined efforts of Cheteshwar Pujara and Shreyas Iyer.
Iyer remained unbeaten on 82 while Pujara reached 90, both due to luck.
As the second of off-spinner Mehidy Hasan’s two wickets, Axar Patel was run out for 14 with the final ball of the day, caught leg-before.
Advertisement: Pujara was bowled by Taijul Islam, Bangladesh’s most successful bowler with 3-84, to end a tenacious innings with 11 fours. After India lost their fourth wicket on 112 with signs of spin on the first day’s surface, Pujara and Iyer joined forces.
Captain Rohit Sharma will miss at least the first match for India, and fast bowler Mohammed Shami and all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja will not play in the series.The two-match series is an advertisement for the ICC World Test Championship. India is fourth with six victories out of 12 matches. Bangladesh is last, having lost eight of their ten matches.