'From Despair To Domination': Sachin Lauds Ashwin-Jadeja 'super' Partnership In Chennai
The duo stabilised India's innings to finish the first day's play at 339/6 following Ashwin's 102 not out and Jadeja's unbeaten 86 at Chepauk. India were once tottering at 144/6 after Bangladesh pacer Hasan Mahmud dismantled the hosts' top order as he took the scalps of Rohit Sharma (6), Shubman Gill (0), Virat Kohli (6) and Rishabh Pant (39) in the second session.
The wickets of Yashasvi Jaiswal (56) and KL Rahul (16) in the second session further mounted India's struggle in the middle before Ashwin-Jadeja reestablished dominance of the home side.
Former India batter lauded Ashwin and Jadeja for shifting the tide with their "all-round brilliance".
"From despair to domination! @ashwinravi99 and @imjadeja's knocks have turned the tide for India once again. This all-round brilliance is invaluable. Super partnership boys," Tendulkar wrote on X, formerly Twitter.
After the end of play, Ashwin credited his partner for boosting his morale in the gruelling Chennai heat.
"He (Jadeja) was of real help, there was a point in time where I was really sweating and getting a bit tired, Jaddu noticed it quickly and guided me through that phase. Jaddu has been one of our best batters for our team in the last few years. Him being there, pretty solid and he was also very helpful in terms of telling me that we don't have to convert twos into threes which was really helpful for me," Ashwin said.
On hitting his second Test century at Chepauk, Ashwin termed it a "special feeling" and revealed the hard work he had done before the series to hone his batting skills.
"He (Jadeja) was of real help, there was a point in time where I was really sweating and getting a bit tired, Jaddu noticed it quickly and guided me through that phase. Jaddu has been one of our best batters for our team in the last few years. Him being there, pretty solid and he was also very helpful in terms of telling me that we don't have to convert twos into threes which was really helpful for me," Ashwin said.
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Article Source: IANS