India took a little over three days to bring Bangladesh down to earth, dishing out a 280-run hammering in the series opener on Sunday to maintain their formidable home record. Bangladesh arrived fresh from a 2-0 series sweep in Pakistan earlier this month but in India they confronted rivals they had not beaten in their previous 13 attempts.

Bangladesh started the match on top in the first two sessions of the game, but Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja led India's fightback to keep their winning streak against the former intact

India captain Rohit Sharma was pleased with the strong start to his team's long test season after their 280-run romp in the series opener against Bangladesh on Sunday. India