Rohit, who had a lengthy conversation with Harsha during the post-match presentation ceremony, had challenged Ashwin to keep his shorter. The all-rounder cheekily reminded Harsha of the challenge in an attempt to wrap up the conversation early.

Bangladesh cricketer Tamim Iqbal called Ravichandran Ashwin as big as Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma for India cricket.

Ravichandran Ashwin singlehandedly guided India to a massive 280-run victory over Bangladesh in the first Test in Chennai. The 38 year old also is expected to play a major role in the second Test as BCCI named the same squad for the second Test which will be played in Kanpur from September 17.