“Kind of I dreamt of in the 90s” - Sanjay Manjrekar lauds India’s domination in IND vs BAN 2024 1st Test 

Former player-turned-commentator Sanjay Manjrekar was impressed with the Indian team's performance so far in the ongoing Test against Bangladesh. The MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai is hosting this encounter.

Although India got off to a bad start on Day 1, they were back on track with a 62-run stand between Yashasvi Jaiswal (56) and Rishabh Pant (39). Thereafter, experienced spin all-rounders, Ravichandran Ashwin (113) and Ravindra Jadeja (86) were sensational to drive the team's score to 376.

In response, Bangladesh were in a spot of bother with Jasprit Bumrah and Akash Deep creating havoc with pitch-perfect line and length. Mohammed Siraj was also impressive to take the wicket of skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto. Jadeja broke the blossoming 51-run stand between Litton Das and Shakib Al Hasan by taking their wickets in consecutive overs.

Following India's terrific bowling performance, Manjrekar took to X to heap praise on the Rohit Sharma-led side. As per the 59-year-old, he dreamt of such domination by Team India during his playing career in the 90s.

"What a side India has become! The kind I dreamt of as India player in the 90s.🙇‍♂️🙇‍♂️🙇‍♂️"

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India in total control in IND vs BAN 2024 1st Test

At the time of writing, Bangladesh were struggling at 130/9 on Day 2 of the Test, with all key batters back in the hut. Mehidy Hasan Miraz (19*) and Nahid Rana (2*) are at the crease for the visitors.

It is worth noting that Mehidy is coming off a terrific series against Pakistan, where he returned with knocks of 78 & 77. He built a 165-run stand with Litton Das in the second Test to take Bangladesh from 26/6 to 262. It will be interesting to see if he can help the Tigers to avoid a follow-on in the ongoing fixture against India.

Jasprit Bumrah has been the chief wicket-taker for the hosts with four scalps, while Akash Deep and Ravindra Jadeja have bagged two apiece.