India piled on the misery on Bangladesh in the one-off Test being contested in Hyderabad on Thursday, with Murali Vijay and Cheteshwar Pujara putting on a batting exhibition to put the hosts in control of the proceedings.
Putting on a partnership of 178 after India lost opener KL Rahul with two runs on the board, the classy batsmen played with responsibility to put away any chance of Bangladesh tasting success in their first ever Test on India soil.
And even though Pujara missed out on a much-deserved century when he edged a Mehedi Hasan slider to skipper Mushfiqur Rahim while batting on 83, the Saurashtra man managed to create an unprecedented record during his knock.
The right-hander broke Chandu Borde's record of most runs in an Indian first-class season. Pujara, who is having a stellar home season that has seen him average above 60, went past Borde's tally of 1604 runs which the legend from Maharashtra had amassed in 1964-65.
Well, this feat is a testament to Pujara's penchant for scoring big runs. Virat Kohli and Team India will only hope that the runs keep flowing from his bat.
