Jaydev Unadkat has made a historic return to Test cricket. The pacer, who played his only previous Test in December 2010, was slotted in India's playing XI for the second and final Test against Bangladesh.
Unadkat now owns the record for the lengthiest gap between two Tests by an Indian cricketer. He went past Parthiv Patel, who made a comeback in November 2016, having played his previous Test in August 2008.
Unadkat missed as many as 118 Tests between his maiden and second match in the format. Only England's Gareth Batty (142) has missed more Tests between two appearances.
Unadkat, who went wicketless on Test debut, made a mark straightaway in the Dhaka Test, drawing the first blood for India. The 31-year-old dismissed opener Zakir Hasan for 15 with a short-of-length ball.