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IND vs BAN: What did Team India’s ‘lions’ do in Kanpur that surprised the cricket world?

IND vs BAN Kanpur Test 4th Day Highlights: Kanpur Test has been affected by rain. Therefore, India got to bat in the first innings on the fourth day. On this day, not Test but T10 and T20 style was seen here. See what happened on the fourth day?

IND vs BAN Kanpur Test 4th Day Highlights: Kanpur Test is going on between India and Bangladesh. Something happened on the fourth day, which surprised the cricket world. When Team India, captained by Rohit Sharma, came to bat on the fourth day of the first innings, it started in a stormy manner. It seemed as if this was not a test but a T10 and T20 match was going on. It was raining fours and sixes in Green Park.

The world was shocked to see the fierce form of Team India. Because on this day not one or two but 9 such records were made, which are special and unique in themselves. Different players made these records for India. Let us know about them…

India scored fastest 50, 100, 150, 200 and 250 runs.

India batted aggressively in its first innings and completed 50 runs in 3 overs and 100 runs in 10.1 overs. This was the fastest team fifty and century in the 147 year history of Test cricket. Along with this, India also made the record of scoring the fastest 150, 200 and 250 runs.

Ravindra Jadeja completes 300 test wickets

Ravindra Jadeja completed his 300 wickets in Test cricket by taking the last wicket in Bangladesh’s innings. He became the 7th player for India to take 300 Test wickets, and the third left arm spinner in the world to achieve this feat. Earlier, Rangana Herath and Daniel Vettori had achieved this feat.

Jadeja became the fastest all-rounder in Asia

Jadeja completed the double record of 3000 runs and 300 wickets in 74 matches, making him the fastest player in Asia to achieve this feat. He is at second place in the world, at first place is Ian Botham of England, who made this record in 72 Tests.

Virat Kohli completed the fastest 27 thousand runs

Virat Kohli scored 47 runs in this innings and completed 27 thousand runs in international cricket. He achieved this milestone in 594 innings, which is the fastest. Earlier, Sachin Tendulkar had made this record in 623 innings.

Yashasvi Jaiswal’s fifty in 31 balls

Yashasvi Jaiswal became the third player to score the fastest half-century for India by scoring fifty in 31 balls. Before him, Rishabh Pant (28 balls) and Kapil Dev (30 balls) had achieved this feat.

India’s declaration in lowest overs

India declared the first innings in just 34.4 overs, which is the lowest declaration in the team’s history. Earlier in 2019, the innings was declared in 89.4 overs against Bangladesh. The special thing was that India did not play a single maiden over in the innings, which has happened for the first time in the last 85 years.

Highest test six in a year

India has so far hit 96 Test sixes in 2024, which is the most by any team in a year. Earlier in 2022, England had hit 89 sixes. India had secured the third position in 2021 by hitting 87 sixes.

Rohit Sharma started with 2 sixes

Captain Rohit Sharma played his first ball in the second over of the innings and hit 2 sixes on two consecutive balls. He became the fourth player to hit 2 sixes on the first two balls of a Test innings. Before him, Fofi Williams, Sachin Tendulkar and Umesh Yadav had done this.

Ashwin’s World Test Championship record

Ravichandran Ashwin created history by taking 3 wickets against Bangladesh. He became the first bowler to take more than 50 wickets in all three editions of the World Test Championship.

match status

Play could not be played on the second and third days due to rain and wet outfield. On the fourth day, Bangladesh scored a total of 233 runs in the first innings thanks to Mominul Haq’s century. After this, playing in T-20 style, India declared the innings after scoring 285 runs. At the end of the fourth day, Bangladesh scored 26 runs for 2 wickets and is still 26 runs behind India’s score.