Indian cricket fans were glad to see Rishabh Pant back to his very best as if he was never missing, with the wicketkeeper scoring a brisk century in his comeback Test in India’s winning effort over Bangladesh in Chennai.

India's star wicket-keeper Rishabh Pant attributed his successful partnership with Shubman Gill during the second innings against Bangladesh to their strong off-field relationship. Their 167-run stand was pivotal for India's win.

Both Rishabh Pant and Shubman Gill conjured a 167-run stand during second innings of 1st Test against Bangladesh, which turned out to be very important in final context of the Test match against Bangladesh.

Speaking at the press conference at the end of the day's play, Gill recalled that during celebrations of their milestones, Pant was trying to touch his bat with Gill's bat, but the right-hander asked Pant to not do so since he was "trying to save the bat" he has been using since the series against England earlier this year.

Having come together as a batting pair for the first time in their careers at the end of Day 2, Gill and Pant – who had led India at Under-19 levels – had the whole of Day Three to assert their spot.

Following his century in the first Test against Bangladesh, Shubman Gill recounted a humorous incident with Rishabh Pant during their 167-run partnership. Centuries from Gill and Pant set India up with a massive 515-run target in Chennai.

Shubman Gill said that he found pleasure in seeing Rishabh Pant scoring his 6th Test hundred after comeback to Test cricket. Gill was also content with his performance in 1st Test vs Bangladesh.

After both Pant and Gill failed to make an impact in the first innings, they conjured a 167-run stand during the second innings, which turned out to be very important in the final context of the match.

Star Indian cricketer Shubman Gill expressed his delight in witnessing Rishabh Pant score his first half-century and century post-comeback during the second inning of the first Test match against Bangladesh.

India's Rishabh Pant enjoyed the experience of setting the field against himself in the opening test against Bangladesh in Chennai, the maverick wicketkeeper-batsman said. Pant made a belligerent hundred in his first test since a horrific car accident in 2022 as India thumped Bangladesh by 280 runs in the series opener at the M.