Only India, Bangladesh Test match drawn due to rain
Day 5 of 5
India tour of Bangladesh, Only Test: Bangladesh v India at Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium, Fatullah, Bangladesh Jun 10-14, 2015
India 462 for 6 (103.3 ov) (Dhawan 173 off 195, 23 fours, Vijay 150 off 272, 12 fours and 1 six, Rahane 98 off 103, 14 fours, Shakib 4-105) v
Bangladesh 256 (65.5 ov) Imrul Kayes 72 off 139, 12 fours, Litton Das 44 off 45, 8 fours and 1 six, Ravi Ashwin 87-5, Harbhajan Singh 64-3, and following on 23-0 (15 ov) Tamim Iqbal 16 off 41 , 3 fours.
Match drawn as rain restricted play to only 184.2 overs
Shikhar Dhawan is the man of the match. “I really enjoyed my batting,” he says. “The wicket was nice and batting-friendly. Vijay played a great knock and Rahane played a great knock after us. You feel very stable when Vijay is at the other end and playing according to the merit of the ball. If the rain happens, then I just go off the field, and once I come back, it takes a few balls to get it back. I don’t think too much about the rain, otherwise it will affect your concentration.”
Virat Kohli: “We had a really good time with the bat, especially Vijay, Shikhar, Rahane. It was a selfless performance, to score quickly, knowing we won’t have too much time because of the rain. Disappointing for both teams, we would have liked to have a full five days of cricket. Whatever time we had on the field the boys had top intensity and put in a really good effort. [Ashwin and Harbhajan] are quality spinners, so watching them both bowl together is very pleasing for a captain. They put batsmen under pressure throughout. I’m very pleased as a skipper, because it’s very easy to go off the field and come on and not have intensity. The wicket played exactly the way we expected it to play. We thought if there was no rain around, it would reverse and we could use our pace bowlers in the middle and give the spinners some rest. Combination was right, as far as we were concerned, but the conditions were in no one’s control. [Bangladesh] have shown they are a really talented side, especially in one-day cricket they are right up there. In Test matches as well, they want to be up there. They have been stepping up on the biggest stages, including the World Cup. That shows the potential and hard work they have with their cricket and I wish them well.”
Mushfiqur Rahim: “When it rains so much, it’s very difficult to control, but credit goes to the groundsmen, they did a really good job. It can be debated, but we thought on that wicket there would be nothing for the quicks, and we don’t have anyone who can bowl 145-plus. I thought our bowlers did a good job even though it was a flat track on days one and two. You’d love to have big scores like Shikhar and Murali Vijay and Rahane did, but when Ashwin is bowling that well it becomes difficult. The [ODI] squad is looking pretty good, but it’s a strong Indian side. We played well against Pakistan, so hopefully we will get confidence from that.”