Rishabh Pant performs ‘puja’ of his bat before going out to bat on Day 3 of IND vs BAN 1st Test – Watch
Rishabh Pant made a remarkable return to Test cricket, scoring 109 runs and equaling MS Dhoni's tally of Test centuries, while showcasing impressive shot-making against Bangladesh.
New Delhi: Team India megastar wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant became seen worshiping his bat earlier than the start of the play of the 1/3 day of the first Test match against Bangladesh in Chennai on Saturday, September 21. Pant made a whimsical return to Test cricket with a brilliant hundred on 1/3 day.
But he became brushed off for 109 when Mehidy Hasan Miraz caught him off his own bowling. Rishabh Pant, your entire way through his impressive 128-ball innings, hit 13 fours and four sixes. At lunch, India were at 205/three, with Shubman Gill having begun the day on 33 and Pant resuming on 12. Both batsmen cashed in on the dearth of BD’s ability to take hold of the cool, damp morning conditions, making sensible shots your entire way through their partnership.
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Making his first Test appearance since December 2022, Pant played a counter attacking knock of 39 runs within the first innings with India reeling at 34/5. Nevertheless he played an unnecessary shot to throw his wicket after to take into accounta good start.
Interestingly, Pant’s last test appearance also came against Bangladesh in Mirpur in December 2022. With this ton he equalled former India skipper MS Dhoni’s choice of Test centuries. Dhoni completed the feat in one hundred forty four innings, Pant reached the milestone in Fifty eight innings. Wriddhiman Saha is 1/3 on the list with three Test hundreds.
India declared their innings at 287/four after both Rishabh Pant and Shubman Gill reached their centuries. Rohit Sharma then sent his players back, setting Bangladesh a target of 515 runs.
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