Once Soumya Sarakar was introduced as the first change bowler in the 11th over, Indian batsmen opened with Pujara whipping him for a boundary.
A cautious Vijay then showed his range of strokes using Rabbi s pace and extra bounce to good effect. He pulled the pacer thrice for boundaries. The first couple were pull shots behind square and the third was past square leg a typical Nataraja Shot which would remind one of Kapil Dev. He hit an eye catching cover drive off Taskin.
Vijay looked in good touch and Pujara s defence looked impregnable as Bangladesh bowlers didn t bowl that well in the second hour. Young off-spinner Mehedi Hasan Miraz was hit for a boundary by Vijay. It was a deliberate steer past the third man region.
The only time that Vijay was in real trouble was a miscommunication with Pujara with both turning up at the striker s end. The fielder, Rabbi, landed an accurate throw at the non-striker s end but Miraz bungled with collection as Vijay made it in nick of time.
Pujara s best shot in the pre lunch session was one hit back past Rabbi that rocketed to the fence.
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(Sourced from agencies, feature image courtesy:hindi.oneindia.com)
