But thanks to clear weather on the final two days of the Test, India first dismissed Bangladesh for 233 in the first innings – taking the last seven wickets for just 121 runs – and then declared another at 285 for 9 in just 34.4 overs Take action against the opposition in the final moments of the day.

“We had to think a lot about how the game can continue when we lost for two-and-a-half days,” Rohit said after India registered a seven-wicket win on the fifth day. “When we got to the fourth day we thought, OK, let’s try to get them out as quickly as possible and then see what we can do with the bat. When they got to 230 we said it wasn’t about the runs we got, but it was about the overs we wanted to throw at them. This meant we had to try and increase the run rate and score as many points as possible because the pitch didn’t have much to offer for the bowlers.

“Making a game out of that pitch was a super effort from the bowlers and then the batters had to embrace the idea of ​​scoring the runs as quickly as possible,” Rohit said. “We were willing to take that risk because when you try to bat like that, it’s very easy to get thrown out even for a low score. But we were also prepared with that factor, even that factor. “If we give it our all at 100-150, we wanted to give ourselves a chance to be in the game and try to get a result.”

“When we bowled them out just after lunch yesterday, Rohit was keen to get a result,” Ashwin said. “He said we need at least 80 overs to bowl them and the moment he came in and gave that lecture we’ll go for it and even if we all get out under 230, we’ll put the cat under the pigeons.

“It’s not just him saying it, but he also went out and hit his first (two balls) for a six. That way you set the tone and obviously everyone goes from there.”

“He was good and played a lot of domestic cricket,” Rohit said. “When you move up the rankings like that, you have enough overs in your legs. He has played a lot of cricket so we know the guy can do the job the team expects from him. He has the quality, he also has the skills and the guy also has a good body. He can bowl for long spells and can also bowl fast.

“We want to put together a group of bowlers who are ready to play Test cricket at any point because there is too much cricket going on these days, there are a lot of injuries and things like that. So you have to make sure you prepare yourself and prepare your bench forces so that if someone is injured, you should be able to replace them.

“He comes up to me quite often before his spell and asks me what’s going on and what do you think I should do,” Bumrah said. “We had a lot of interesting conversations. It’s the energy he brings to the ball, he gives his best on the field and also when bowling. He’s got a lot of heart, so that’s a great sign.” Things are moving on for us too. And whenever he comes into play, he gives his best. So I’m very happy with his progress and hope he keeps getting stronger.