‘Christmas ka taufa, Bangladesh ko saupa’- Twitter ecstatic as India whitewashes Bangladesh with a thrilling win on Xmas-day

Having faced a disappointing defeat against Bangladesh in the ODI, India went against the noisy neighbours in a 2-match Test series. The Men in Blue wanted to get the ODI loss past them and bounce back with a series in the Tests.

The first match went in India’s favour as the KL Rahul-led side came up with a comprehensive win against the Bangla Tigers. The second Test provided an opportunity for both to turn the series in their favour. The Sher-e-Bangla stadium however brought a different pitch than the first one.

The second match turned out to be entirely different to the first as the ball bounced and turned to make batting very tough. Bangladesh won the match and decided to bat first. They made 227 in the first innings which India surpassed easily on the back of Rishabh Pant’s 93 and Shreyas Iyer’s 87.

A 73 from Litton Das and 51 from Zakir Khan took Bangladesh to a 144-run lead against India. Although the target didn’t seem all that big, the pitch’s deteriorating condition meant that batters found it difficult to score runs.

India’s top order failed spectacularly in the fourth innings ad Shubman Gill (7), KL Rahul (2), CHeteshwar Pujara (6), Virat Kohli (1), and Rishabh Pant (9) all returned with a single-digit score.

It was Axar Patel who held the innings from one end on Day 3 and took India into Day 4. Shreyas Iyer showed his class with the bat and thwarted all challenges from Bangladesh bowlers and stopped the flow of wickets. Ravichandran Ashwin however was the hero of the fourth innings as he smashed a match-winning 42 off 62 and took India to an emphatic win against Bangla Tigers.

As a result of this win, India whitewashed Bangladesh by 2-0 under the captaincy of KL Rahul. Twitter, understandably was buzzing after India’s win after a disappointing showing in the ODI.

Here’s how Twitter reacted to India’s win against Bangladesh: 

The scientist did it. Somehow got this one. Brilliant innings from Ashwin and wonderful partnership with Shreyas Iyer. pic.twitter.com/TGBn29M7Cg

— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) December 25, 2022

Displaying class under pressure 💯
Take a bow @ashwinravi99 @ShreyasIyer15 🙌

— Surya Kumar Yadav (@surya_14kumar) December 25, 2022

These knocks of 42*, 29*, and 34 by @ashwinravi99, @ShreyasIyer15, and @akshar2026 might be small in number, but they're huge in stature! Congratulations India on winning the series 👏🏽 Well played to Bangladesh too, gave India proper scare! #BANvIND pic.twitter.com/x30h7WUliW

— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) December 25, 2022

#INDvBAN
Very good fought by Bangladesh but not enough towards the end.

— Mac Moshahid (@MacMoshahid) December 25, 2022

Christmas ka taufa, Bangladesh ko saupa #BANvIND #ashwin

— Nikesh Sharma (@nikesh04sharma) December 25, 2022

Still MVP in test cricket. @ashwinravi99

— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) December 25, 2022

#INDvBAN Indian cricket team is like any other corporate. The lower level staff do all the work and the higher management takes all the credit and rewards. Shame on the so called 'Top order'. Kai ka top?

— @Approve002 (@KSKRISHNAN11) December 25, 2022

If the number of chances given to KL Rahul would have been given to me in the corporate world after failing technical interviews, I would have been a Senior Partner at Microsoft by now.#INDvBAN

— Bijoy Munshi (@Bijoy_Munshi) December 25, 2022

– Bina mehnat ke mewa sootna
– Subah uth te hi doston se Haldiram + Club Mahindra ke gift hamper milna
– Rishtedar 3 kilo double mutton biryani pakda ke chale jaana
– Income Tax maaf ho jaana

KL Rahul MAN WITH INSANE LUCK#INDvBAN #BANvsIND #BANvIND
Rahul Dravid Ashwin Axar pic.twitter.com/OSSgT0zXnd

— Imperial Tiffin (@Yash_Dhawan_) December 25, 2022