Sports Desk:

Pacer Hasan Mahmud has set the stage alight at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Thursday morning, picking up the crucial wickets of India skipper Rohit Sharma, star batter Virat Kohli, and Shubman Gill to help Bangladesh to a positive start early on Day 1 of their first Test.

After 15 overs, India reached 60 for three, with Yashasvi Jaiswal unbeaten on 26 and Rishabh Pant on 14 runs.

Hasan got wickets in his three successive overs, removing Rohit, Gill, and then Kohli to see the hosts in a spot of bother. Hasan’s latest victim was Kohli, who went through with his drive at a wider delivery and ended up edging it back to the wicketkeeper. Kohli could only make a run-a-ball six.

In his previous over, Hasan also got the wicket of Gill when the right-handed batter nicked one back to the wicketkeeper while poking at a delivery that was going down the leg side. Gill had to go without opening his account after an eight-ball stay.