Jaydev Unadkat gave India the breakthrough in the 15th over.©Twitter
Veteran pacer Jaydev Unadkat made his Test comeback after more than 12 years, finally taking his first wicket in the format on Thursday. Notably, Unadkat had gone wicketless on his Test debut, which took place way back in December 2010 against South Africa at Centurion. In the ongoing second Test against Bangladesh, Unadkat made his comeback to the side, replacing the on-form Kuldeep Yadav, who had taken eight wickets in the first Test, including a five-wicket haul in the first innings. After Bangladesh opted to bat at Mirpur, Unadkat gave India its first breakthrough in the 15th over.
Unadkat tasted success on the fifth pitch of the 15th over when he bowled a short ball outside the stump, but the extra bounce took Zakir completely by surprise, who shot one straight to KL Rahul on the fourth slip as he formed for a cut.
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It was an emotional moment for Unadkat, who had long been ignored in the selection despite his performances in the domestic circuit.
Between his first and second Test appearance, Unadkat missed 118 matches, the highest by an Indian and the second highest in cricket in the world.
Bangladesh were 82 for two at lunchtime on the opening day, with Unadkat and Ravichandran Aswhin taking a wicket each.
At half-time skipper Shakib hit Al Hasan on 16, while Mominul Haque was unbeaten on 23.
India led the two match series 1–0, having won the first match in Chattogram.
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