Eventually, Ashwin notched up his sixth Test century, second at home and the fastest in his career, while Jadeja got to his half-century knock as India reached 339 for six at the close of Day 1.

After an 8-month break, Virat Kohli returns to Test cricket. Bangladesh have won the toss and decided to bowl first in the first Test match of the series in Chennai.

Team India has finally resumed their World Test Championship campaign with over six months away from red-ball cricket, as they took on Bangladesh in the first Test of the series in Chennai on Thursday.