Chittagong (Bangladesh) (AFP) - Cheteshwar Pujara and Shreyas Iyer shared an unbroken 62-run partnership as India fought back against Bangladesh in the first Test in Chittagong on Wednesday.
The visitors reached 174-4 by tea on the opening day with Pujara -- who was dropped earlier in his innings -- on 42 alongside Iyer on 41.
Off-spinner Mehidy Hasan took the only wicket of the post-lunch session when he bowled Rishabh Pant after a swashbuckling 46.
Left-arm spinner Taijul Islam in the opening session had opener Shubman Gill out for 20 before he trapped India's danger man Virat Kohli leg-before for one.
In between, KL Rahul dragged a Khaled Ahmed delivery onto his stumps after making 22.
Pant launched a counter-attack, hitting six fours and two sixes to put India back in the driving seat after being 48-3.
After lunch wicketkeeper Nurul Hasan dropped Pujara off Ebadot Hossain on 12 in the second ball of the second session.
India had made a brisk start, reaching 41 runs in 13 overs after stand-in skipper Rahul won the toss and elected to bat first at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium.
Gill attempted a paddle sweep but could only manage a top edge which flew to Yasir Ali at leg slip.After Rahul fell to Khaled, Taijul got the big wicket of Kohli.
Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan passed a fitness test and was captaining the home side, who handed opening batsman Zakir Hasan a Test debut.
India have been hit by injuries with captain Rohit Sharma out for at least the first match and fast bowler Mohammed Shami and all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja playing no part in the series.
The two-match series forms part of the ICC World Test Championship.India are fourth, having won six of their 12 matches.Bangladesh are in last place with eight defeats from 10 matches.
