Former India cricketer Dinesh Karthik has applauded all-rounders Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja following their rescue act on Day 1 of the first Test against Bangladesh. However, Ashwin joined Jadeja at the crease with India reeling at 144/6. And, then they put up a massive 199-run stand for the seventh wicket as well. Ashwin scored his sixth Test hundred while Jadeja scored a brilliant 86 to guide India to 376 in the first innings as well.

Commenting on their outstanding batting performance, Karthik said on Cricbuzz, “It was outstanding, the way they batted. The experience they have, the way they started, the kind of shots Ashwin played, the backfoot punch first up… Jadeja going over mid-on and getting boundaries. They came in with singles and odd boundaries, got to their milestones, and got a lot more comfortable. Then they went on to play superb shots.”

Further speaking on this, the former wicketkeeper-batter also opened up about India’s large pool of all-rounders and added that both Ashwin and Jadeja will be valued a lot more once they hang up their boots as well.

“What a set of all-rounders we have. We have Axar Patel not playing, and understandably so. Sometimes I feel people value only when they’re not around anymore, and these two people will be valued a lot more when they’re done. These two have been phenomenal for India in this format,” he concluded.