Parthiv Patel has defended Shubman Gill after the Indian batter was dismissed for a duck on day one of the first Test against Bangladesh on Thursday, September 19.

Shubman Gill faced another batting failure as he got out on an eight-ball duck in the IND vs BAN 1st Test which ignited widespread social media criticism on his struggles in Test cricket.

India spared Bangladesh the ignominy of a follow-on but grabbed an overall lead of 308 with seven wickets in hands to seize control of the opening test in Chennai on Friday.

India took a commanding lead in the opening Test against Bangladesh in Chennai, thanks to a strong seventh wicket partnership between Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja. With stellar performances from seamers Jasprit Bumrah and Akash Deep,

Ravichandran Ashwin scored his sixth test hundred as he and Ravindra Jadeja dug India's cricketers out of trouble against Bangladesh on day one of the first test.

Shubman Gill was a part of India's collapse at the top of the order, along with Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. He got out for a duck during the first day of the opening Test.

Yashasvi Jaiswal said India were not too worried about Bangladesh pacer Hasan Mahmud who dismissed Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant.

India suffered an early setback in the first Test against Bangladesh, losing two crucial wickets in the opening session. Put into bat at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, India lost captain Rohit Sharma (6),