India spared Bangladesh the ignominy of a follow-on but grabbed an overall lead of 308 with seven wickets in hands to seize control of the opening Test in Chennai on Friday.

India took a commanding lead in the opening Test against Bangladesh in Chennai, thanks to a strong seventh wicket partnership between Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja. With stellar performances from seamers Jasprit Bumrah and Akash Deep,

Ravichandran Ashwin scored his sixth test hundred as he and Ravindra Jadeja dug India's cricketers out of trouble against Bangladesh on day one of the first test.

An unbeaten century by Ravichandran Ashwin leads India's fightback from a poor start against Bangladesh on day one of the first Test in Chennai.

Former India wicketkeeper batter Dinesh Karthik lavished praise on Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja for their 195 run stand on Day 1 of 1st Test match against Bangladesh.

Live Updates Day 2 preview India will be looking to post a total over 400 runs having ended Day 1 of the first Test against Bangladesh on a high note. The home team faced early setbacks on day 1 with Rohit Sharma,

Dinesh Karthik spoke in detail about Ashwin and Jadeja's brilliant knock under pressure to rescue the Indian innings on Day 1 against Bangladesh.

Shubman Gill was a part of India's collapse at the top of the order, along with Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. He got out for a duck during the first day of the opening Test.

R Ashwin scored a brilliant century on Day 1 of the first Test in Chennai, lifting India from a precarious position. His partnership with Ravindra Jadeja helped India recover from 144 for 6 to 339 for 6 by the end of the day.