IND vs BAN: 'Indian Dressing Room Has No Faith In Shreyas Iyer And Ravichandran Ashwin'

IND vs BAN: ‘Indian Dressing Room Has No Faith In Shreyas Iyer And Ravichandran Ashwin’. The youthful wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant was dismissed on Day 4 of the second Test against Bangladesh National Cricket Team, and veteran Indian National Cricket Team batsman Cheteshwar Pujara has admitted that everyone in the Indian dressing room was anxious after that.

At the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur, the India National Cricket Team defeated the Bangladesh National Cricket Team by three wickets in the second Test to complete a 2-0 whitewash of the hosts.

India, who had been chasing a manageable 145-run total on the spin-friendly surface, were down to 71/6 after Pant was dismissed, despite his outstanding 93 in the first innings. However, Shreyas Iyer and Ravichandran Ashwin combined for a run total of 71* to help India win.

Cheteshwar Pujara was questioned by Sony Sports after the game about the mood in the locker room following the dismissal of the rookie wicketkeeper-batter. He answered:

“It was a very tense situation considering the wicket because there was a lot of help for the spinners. So everyone was quite tense but we knew that both Ashwin and Shreyas are very good batters.

“The way Ashwin contributed and Shreyas has in any case been batting very well in this series, so we were confident but yes, it was a nervous moment when Rishabh got out because there was slight pressure on the team.”

They didn’t panic – Cheteshwar Pujara on Shreyas Iyer and Ravichandran Ashwin

Ashwin and Iyer received additional appreciation from Pujara, who noted that they exhibited composure and excellent situational management.

Ravichandran Ashwin and Shreyas Iyer (Image Credits: Twitter)

He said: “The match could have gone anywhere. So the credit goes to Shreyas and Ashwin for the way they batted. They didn’t panic and the way they handled the situation, it was very important for us.

“We also knew that it is slightly difficult to bat in the first 30 or 40 overs with the Kookaburra ball, when the ball is hard, but it will get easier to bat as the ball keeps on getting softer.”