Captain Rohit’s order, players given only 1 hour relaxation, Pant revealed the secret of the dressing room

Rahul Tiwari

khelja|23-09-2024

Team India won the Chennai Test against Bangladesh by 280 runs. Team India dominated the match, due to which the match ended in the first session of the fourth day. The biggest reason behind this was that Team India had decided to declare its second innings early. Team wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant made a big revelation about what was discussed among the players in the dressing room while taking this decision.

Pant revealed the secret of the dressing room

The team led by Rohit Sharma declared their second innings immediately after lunch on the third day. Then Shubman Gill was playing after scoring 119 runs and Pant was out after scoring 109 runs. Actually, Pant scored runs at a fast pace after lunch. When he was asked about scoring runs at a fast pace after the match, he told that he was given a message during lunch that he has only one hour to score as many runs as possible.

Revealing the dressing room conversation, Rishabh Pant said, 'When we went to have lunch, there was a discussion on declaring the innings. Rohit bhai had clearly said that we will be given an hour to score maximum runs. After that, the thought came to my mind that I will score runs fast, who knows I may cross 150. Let us tell you, by the time of lunch on the third day, India had scored 205 runs for the loss of 3 wickets in 51 overs. Then Pant was on 82 runs and Shubman Gill was on 86 runs. In such a situation, the captain gave both these players a chance to complete the century and then declared the second innings at a score of 287.

Team India took the lead in the series

In this match, Bangladesh won the toss and bowled first. In such a situation, Team India batted first and scored 376 runs. During this, R Ashwin scored the highest 113 runs and Ravindra Jadeja contributed 86 runs. After this, the bowler showed his flair and bundled out Bangladesh's first innings for 149 runs. Then Team India declared its second innings at a score of 287 and gave Bangladesh a target of 515 runs to win. But Bangladesh could only score 234 runs in the second innings and lost the match.

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