IND v BAN 2019: Cricket fraternity lauds Team India as they win the series 2-0; record 7th consecutive Test win

India became the first team to win four consecutive Test matches by an innings.

Umesh Yadav became the second Indian bowler to pick 5 wickets in pink ball Test match | AFPIndia finally completed an impressive victory over Bangladesh in the pink ball Test match at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. However, the Tigers put up a grand fight with Mushfiqur Rahim scoring a brilliant 74.

On the third day, Bangladesh continued from 152/6 and it was just a matter of time before Mushfiqur decided to take on the Indian bowlers. However, Yadav had him caught by Jadeja for a well-made half-century. Ebadot Hossain made a duck, but Al-Amin Hossain scored a good 21 runs before being the last man dismissed by Yadav. Mahmudullah didn’t come out to bat after suffering a hamstring injury on day two.

IND v BAN 2019: WATCH - Virat Kohli gets a 'salute' send-off from Edabot as he gets out to an amazing catchIshant Sharma picked 9 wickets in the match | AFPFor India, Umesh Yadav picked 5/53 and Ishant Sharma picked 4/56 and 9/78 in the match. Umesh Yadav also tallied 8 wickets in the match, as India won by an innings and 46 runs in the first-ever pink-ball Test match in India.

Indian fast bowlers picked 19 wickets in the two Tests, second after Johannesburg Test match last year, when they picked all the 20 wickets in the Test. Ishant Sharma was named the Man of the Match and Man of the Series for his amazing hauls of 12 wickets overall.

The Virat Kohli-led side also registered their 7th win in 7 matches in the ICC World Test Championship and now have 360 points, cementing their position at the top of the points table.

The cricket fraternity was in amazement thanks to a clinical performance by the Indian team. They took to Twitter to laud the team and we have some of the best tweets for you.

 

 
 

By Jatin Sharma - 24 Nov, 2019

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