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HDYERABAD: India’s , left, hugs teammate Wriddhiman Saha after scoring a double century during the sec- ond day of a test match against .— AP

India pummels Bangladesh on second day Kohli record breaking double ton tightens screws

HYDERABAD: Another Virat Kohli double bowling of Umesh Yadav in the third last over DRS TO THE RESCUE line-up during what is Bangladesh’s first-ever century powered India to a record total of the day. Tamim Iqbal (24) and Mominul He needed a stroke of luck though to reach Test on Indian soil. Wicketkeeper-batsman against Bangladesh in the one-off Test in Haque (one) were at the crease, with the visi- his landmark after successfully reviewing a Saha scored his second Test century to enter- Hyderabad yesterday-but only after he had to tors still trailing India by 646 runs. confident lbw shout on 180 from Bangladesh tain a raucous home crowd, including seven be persuaded to challenge his dismissal. In The headlines belonged to the Indian bats- spinner Mehedi Hasan which was initially giv- fours and two sixes, helping India maintain an reply, Bangladesh were 41 for one at stumps men whose big knocks were centered around en out. Saha revealed that Kohli was ready to impressive run rate of over four. Jadeja also on day two after losing opener Soumya Sarkar Kohli’s heroics at Hyderabad’s Uppal Stadium, walk and had to be persuaded to review the raced to his fifth Test fifty as he celebrated the for 15 in one of the final overs of the day as which witnessed its highest-ever Test score decision which was overturned by the third mark with his customary sword dance. their bruising introduction into in on a day bursting with records. “Virat backs umpire as TV replays showed the ball was slid- Earlier Kohli’s 222-run fourth-wicket part- India continued. Skipper Kohli became the everybody. He encourages us to play our nat- ing down the leg side. nership with Ajinkya Rahane (82) set the hosts first batsman to score double centuries in four ural game. He always gives us confidence and “Virat thought that he was out but I told on course as they broke their previous highest consecutive series as he reached 204, the it’s a big plus for the team,” said centurion him that you have probably stretched your score against Bangladesh of 610, set in Dhaka standout performance in India’s 687-6 Saha, who was involved in a 39-run partner- front foot more...So he took a call and was in 2007. Murali Vijay (108) and Cheteshwar declared which featured three centuries. ship with his skipper. Kohli, whose 246-ball saved,” said Saha. The 28-year-old skipper Pujara (83) were other notable contributors The hosts became the first international knock was laced with 24 boundaries, sur- was eventually trapped lbw off Taijul Islam, for the world’s number one Test team, who team to record three successive scores of passed legends including Donald Bradman who ended with three wickets, early in the have never lost to the minnows in eight out- more than 600 after posting totals of 631 in and Rahul Dravid, who had scored double final session which then saw the Indian mid- ings. “Our batsmen got big scores in New Mumbai and 759-5 in Chennai against tons in three consecutive series. Kohli also dle order plunder runs. Zealand and have the self-belief to do it last year. Bangladesh’s misery was scored double centuries in his three most Saha (106) shared an unbeaten 118-run again,” said Hasan, whose side lost the the compounded when Sarkar was caught by recent series against West Indies, New seventh-wicket stand with Ravindra Jadeja first Test in Wellington after posting 595 in Indian wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha off the Zealand and England. (60) as they made hay against a tiring bowling the first innings. —AFP