India Vs Bangladesh 2019

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Bangladesh coach Russell Domingo wants 'Tigers' to follow India template in Tests, identifies away series win as goal for 2020
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Bangladesh coach Russell Domingo wants 'Tigers' to follow India template in Tests, identifies away series win as goal for 2020

Bangladesh have fared better in one-day internationals but the 2-0 drubbing in their last Test series in India, both defeats inside three days, was a fresh indication of how much they lag in the long format.

Umesh Yadav says its difficult to put off negativity when dropped from national side
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Umesh Yadav says its difficult to put off negativity when dropped from national side

Umesh Yadav knows that chances are not easy to come by given the abundance of India's pace riches right now but even with this understanding, he says it is difficult to deal with the negativity and boredom that follows an axing.

Wriddhiman Saha says ‘it should not take more than five weeks to recover’ from finger surgery
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Wriddhiman Saha says ‘it should not take more than five weeks to recover’ from finger surgery

Saha has enough time to be fit for India's next Test assignment — two Tests in New Zealand beginning 21 February and has flown to his hometown Siliguri for the time being.

'Visibility can be a bit of a problem': Cheteshwar Pujara weighs in on the debate surrounding the pink ball
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'Visibility can be a bit of a problem': Cheteshwar Pujara weighs in on the debate surrounding the pink ball

Cheteshwar Pujara also admitted that it has just been a solitary Test match experience with the pink-ball and making a sound judgement is a bit too early.

ICC Test Rankings: Virat Kohli closes in on top-ranked Steve Smith, Mayank Agarwal breaks into top-10 for first time
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ICC Test Rankings: Virat Kohli closes in on top-ranked Steve Smith, Mayank Agarwal breaks into top-10 for first time

Mayank Agarwal, who struck a double century in the first Test against Bangladesh, jumped one place to 10th with 700 points. He is the fourth Indian batsmen in the top-10 list behind Virat Kohli (second), Cheteshwar Pujara (fourth) and Ajinkya Rahane (fifth).

India vs Bangladesh: Umesh Yadav says tweaking his bowling grip has allowed him to consistently produce out-swingers
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India vs Bangladesh: Umesh Yadav says tweaking his bowling grip has allowed him to consistently produce out-swingers

Yadav finished with a match haul of 8/81, which included a five-wicket haul in the second innings, to set up India's innings and 46-run win in their first ever day-night Test against Bangladesh on Sunday.

India vs Bangladesh 2nd Test stats review: Captain Virat Kohli scales new heights, pace troika wreak havoc with pink ball and more
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India vs Bangladesh 2nd Test stats review: Captain Virat Kohli scales new heights, pace troika wreak havoc with pink ball and more

Indian pacers once again created the havoc and dominated throughout the Test while Virat Kohli did what he is known for doing. On the contrary side, Bangladesh need to learn fast from their mistakes from the forgettable Test series. All and all, India showed the world why they are No.1 in the Test rankings.

Market Test cricket, like the buzz around pink-ball Test was created, suggests Virat Kohli
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Market Test cricket, like the buzz around pink-ball Test was created, suggests Virat Kohli

'If there’s enough buzz created around Test cricket, then there will be a lot more keenness to come to the stadiums,' said Virat Kohli

Bangladesh cricket’s attitude towards Tests needs paradigm shift; board needs to prioritise longer format of game
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Bangladesh cricket’s attitude towards Tests needs paradigm shift; board needs to prioritise longer format of game

For any sort of improvement to take place, the team management and the Bangladesh board need to come to a same page and identify a set of cricketers who have the skillset as well as commitment level towards red-ball cricket.

Is cricket commentary in India going the TV news way? Sanjay Manjrekar's on-air jibe at Harsha Bhogle suggests so
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Is cricket commentary in India going the TV news way? Sanjay Manjrekar's on-air jibe at Harsha Bhogle suggests so

It was extremely silly of Manjrekar to lose his shirt over a discussion, especially as Bhogle was doing his job of probing and prising out the expert’s views to the novel concept of pink-ball cricket.

India vs Bangladesh: How record-breaking India redefined its Test game in 2019 and reached unimaginable heights
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India vs Bangladesh: How record-breaking India redefined its Test game in 2019 and reached unimaginable heights

Let that sink. Let this record-breaking, history-rewriting unit continue to swim, in its triumphs of power and quest of perfection.

India vs Bangladesh: Mominul Haque says visitors need to work on mental strength ahead of long Test season
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India vs Bangladesh: Mominul Haque says visitors need to work on mental strength ahead of long Test season

Mominul said the lop-sided series would help them make a better Test playing nation.

India vs Bangladesh: Virat Kohli calls for collective effort of players, boards and broadcasters to boost Test cricket, says longest format needs good marketing
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India vs Bangladesh: Virat Kohli calls for collective effort of players, boards and broadcasters to boost Test cricket, says longest format needs good marketing

Creating a buzz around Test cricket with attractive marketing, similar to ODIs and T20Is, is a must to change an established psyche among fans for the traditional format, skipper Virat Kohli suggested after India's innings and 46 run victory over Bangladesh at the Eden Gardens.

India vs Bangladesh: BCCI president Sourav Ganguly says pink-ball Tests should go to other parts of country
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India vs Bangladesh: BCCI president Sourav Ganguly says pink-ball Tests should go to other parts of country

Eden Gardens played the perfect host for the historic game with packed crowds on all three days, bringing back memories of the times when Test cricket was more popular.

Indian pacers reign supreme to record big win in Pink ball Test, sweep series 2-0
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Indian pacers reign supreme to record big win in Pink ball Test, sweep series 2-0

Here are the key moments from the third day of the pink ball Test between India and Bangladesh at the Eden Gardens.

India vs Bangladesh: 'Individuals will not win it and they know it', Indian coach Ravi Shastri on pace attack
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India vs Bangladesh: 'Individuals will not win it and they know it', Indian coach Ravi Shastri on pace attack

On the back of a high quality pace attack, India crushed Bangladesh by an innings and 46 runs in the historic Day/Night to record a 12th home series win on the trot.

India vs Bangladesh: Virat Kohli credits Sourav Ganguly for current Test success, says 'it all started with Dada's team'
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India vs Bangladesh: Virat Kohli credits Sourav Ganguly for current Test success, says 'it all started with Dada's team'

India completed a dominating 2-0 series win against Bangladesh after recording an innings and 46 runs victory over the visitors in their maiden pink ball Test.

India vs Bangladesh: 'Winning by spin is fun, but winning by pace is more fun', Twitter reacts to hosts' dominant win in day night Test
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India vs Bangladesh: 'Winning by spin is fun, but winning by pace is more fun', Twitter reacts to hosts' dominant win in day night Test

Here's how Twitter users reacted to yet another dominant display from India in the day-night Test against Bangladesh in Kolkata.

India vs Bangladesh: Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav help hosts beat Tigers by innings and 46 runs to clinch series
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India vs Bangladesh: Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav help hosts beat Tigers by innings and 46 runs to clinch series

An untested pink ball was not able to reduce the glaring gulf between the two teams as India bulldozed Bangladesh by an innings and 46 runs in their first-ever day-night Test to record a 12th home series win in a row.

India vs Bangladesh, Highlights, 2nd Test, Day 3 at Eden Gardens, Full cricket score: India register innings win, clinch series 2-0
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India vs Bangladesh, Highlights, 2nd Test, Day 3 at Eden Gardens, Full cricket score: India register innings win, clinch series 2-0

India vs Bangladesh, 2nd Test at Kolkata, Day 3, Latest Updates: Al-Amin edges the ball to the keeper and it's a five-wicket haul for Umesh Yadav. Superb victory for India as they clinch the Test by an innings and 46 runs.