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IND vs BAN 1st Test, Day 1: Tirupati Laddu Controversy: Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin excelled as a batsman at his home ground, MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Ashwin scored his sixth century in Test cricket and made many records in his name. In the first match of the two-match Test series against Bangladesh, he batted strongly in difficult conditions and scored a tremendous century. R Ashwin is the only batsman in the world who has taken more than 500 wickets in Test cricket and scored 6 centuries. R Ashwin, along with Ravindra Jadeja, made India's highest partnership for the seventh wicket against Bangladesh.
R Ashwin completed his century in 108 balls with the help of 10 fours and 2 sixes, which is the fastest century of his career. The Indian team lost 6 wickets for 144 runs but Jadeja together handled the innings and took the team's score to 330 at the end of the first day. There was a partnership of almost 200 runs for the seventh wicket between these two batsmen. This is R Ashwin's second Test century at his home ground in Chennai. Earlier, he scored a century against England in February 2021.
R Ashwin's previous fastest Test came in 117 balls against West Indies in 2011. He scored a century in 124 balls against England in 2021. Now in 108 balls, he scored the first Test century of his career against Bangladesh and it was also the fastest century of his career. Everyone knows that Ashwin's bowling is lethal but he has scored more than 3400 runs in Test cricket including 6 centuries. This is the reason why he has been the number one Test all-rounder for a long time.
