Rishabh Pant smashed his sixth Test hundred against Bangladesh on day three of the Chennai Test – joint-most by an Indian keeper batter in this format, announcing his return to Test cricket in some style. Pant and Gill completed their respective tons in the second innings, with India setting a 515-run target. Fans took to social media to hail Pant’s fighting knock of 109 off 128 balls, including 13 fours and four sixes.
Pant and Gill began day three from where they left at stumps the other night, piling on runs at will, with the left-handed batter delivering quickly. In no time, they reached their fifties and soon after marched towards the three-digit score.
In his usual self, Pant took on the Bangladeshi bowlers up-front, attacking pacers and spinners with the same intent.
Meanwhile, Pant returned to Test cricket for the first time since December 2022, when he suffered multiple injuries in a car crash on New Year’s Eve. He underwent several surgeries that kept him out of on-field cricket for more than a year.
Pant returned to competitive cricket in IPL this year, later winning the T20 World Cup with India in the Americas. Picked into the squad for the first Test against Bangladesh, Pant got out on 39 in the first innings but completed another Test hundred in the second.
India captain Rohit Sharma declared the innings 287 for four, setting a target of 515. While Gill remained unbeaten at 119, KL was on 22 and not out.
Check out how fans reacted to Pant’s comeback hundred in Tests.
A CENTURY on his return to Test cricket.
— BCCI (@BCCI) September 21, 2024
What a knock this by @RishabhPant17 👏👏
Brings up his 6th Test ton!
Live – https://t.co/jV4wK7BgV2…… #INDvBAN@IDFCFIRSTBank pic.twitter.com/A7NhWAjY3ZKeep everything aside, This is the GREATEST COMEBACK❣️
— Saurabh kumar (@Saurabhk0096) September 21, 2024
Rishabh pant And Shubman Gill Made Hundred. 🇮🇳#RishabhPant #ShubmanGill #BANvIND pic.twitter.com/GyeiSimIFv
