Hemp wants Bangladesh batters to carry on after starting their innings

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Bangladesh batting coach David Hemp showed concern about Tiger batters getting out after getting starts in the ongoing Test against host India.

Centuries from Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant helped India close in on victory in the first Test despite a spirited start to Bangladesh's chase for their target of 515 in Chennai on Saturday.

Bangladesh started briskly but lost wickets to reach 158-4 when bad light stopped play on day three, with the visitors still needing 357 for a win.

Bangladesh openers Zakir Hasan and Shadman Islam failed to convert their starts in the second innings despite putting up a half-century opening stand in the run chase of 515.

Zakir made 33 while Shadman made 35 and looked set to give the tourists a formidable platform but failed to carry on after playing rash shots to get dismissed.

"It is something that we talk about. It goes without saying that you need to start well and once you have faced 20-30 balls, you get a bit of idea of what's happening. You want to go on from that, especially when you have got 30-40 runs. You are generally in (at that stage)," Hemp told reporters at the post-match press conference.

"You have done the hard work, so make sure you cash in. We did it in patches in Pakistan. We will keep talking about it, and keep working on it in practice. We have to get ourselves in first, as that's something we haven't done well enough. If you go back to March (against Sri Lanka), we were not doing well enough. So we are doing that better. But once you get to 40-60 balls, ideally you bat 120 balls. When you do that, you will walk away with a reasonable reward," he said.

Bangladesh skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto was unbeaten on 51 at the close of play, with Shakib Al Hasan on five.

India were hitting Bangladesh with some "quality bowling", Hemp told reporters.

"Very confident side, especially at home, so you are going to be challenged," he said.

"So it's a case of how do we match that. You have to look to score and that's what we just reinforce... to the batting group, to trust their strengths."