When he blasted Taijul Islam through square-leg for a four, raised his arms and turned towards the dressing room, Mayank Agarwal saw captain Virat Kohli signalling to him to concentrate and convert his 150 into a double hundred.
Objective achieved
A little over an hour later, the in-form opener charged down the wicket and heaved Mehidy Hasan into the stands, again turned around to the dressing room and raised two fingers to indicate to his captain that the objective had been achieved.
Mayank’s second double-hundred in as many series ensured that India was on track to take a lead in the two-Test series against Bangladesh.
Thanks to Mayank, the protagonist, ably supported by Ajinkya Rahane and Ravindra Jadeja, India continued to toy with a hapless Bangladesh. Despite Mayank’s marathon knock coming to an end towards the fag end of the second day’s play, India finished with 493 for six — with a lead of 343.
Delight for the crowd
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