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We review India's 280-run win over Bangladesh in the first Test in Chennai.  Talking Points: Bangladesh complete... then lose by 280 runs Bangladesh's impressive trio of pacers  The sessions that Bangladesh won - before the ball got older and runs flowed The sweep v drive ratio: and why Bangladesh chose to sweep much more India's spinners finding the right pace for the conditions  Mohammad Siraj's relentless second-innings spell  Mehidy and Shakib: too slow with the ball? Rishabh Pant's grand return to Test cricket Shubman Gill's purple patch in Tests Participants: Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee) Ashoka Kartikeya Date (@cricketingview) | Substack| ESPNcricinfo * --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Buy books republished by 81allout: War Minus the Shooting by Mike Marqusee Cricket Beyond the Bazaar by Mike Coward The Summer Game by Gideon Haigh  --------------------------------------------------------------------