The third day of the Chennai Test ended early due to bad light.
The third day of the opening Test between India and Bangladesh in Chennai ended early due to bad light. With nearly 45 minutes still remaining in the day, the two on-field umpires decided to stop play after dark clouds blew in from the beach side, causing poor light.
The turn of events saw India fast bowler Mohammed Siraj making a strange proposal after skipper Rohit Sharma wanted to know if he could bowl spinners. However, the idea was not entertained, leaving fellow teammates and the umpires in splits.
This accident took place in the 38th over of Bangladesh’s second innings when Siraj was gearing up for his third delivery. Umpire Rod Tucker halted the game abruptly and had his light meter out before his colleague Richard Kettleborough joined him. They weren't convinced about continuing the game amid the bad light.
Rohit quickly asked the match officials if he could use spinners. Meanwhile, Siraj was seen practicing spin bowling and even made the suggestion to the Indian captain while twirling the ball.
But when the umpires approached Rohit, he ridiculed the idea, much to the amusement of the umpires and commentators.
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Coming to the match, India declared their second innings on 287/4, setting a colossal 515-run target for Bangladesh. Shubman Gill (119*) and Rishabh Pant (109) slammed centuries for the hosts in the second essay.
The visitors did show some resilience in their second innings to reach 158/4 when play was called off due to bad light. They need a staggering 357 runs for the result to be in their favour with just six wickets in hand.