'It's a pleasure to see him score a century', Shubman Gill praises Rishabh Pant for his memorable comeback

India vs Bangladesh Chennai Test: The first Test of the two-match series between India and Bangladesh is going on in Chennai. On the third day of this match, wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant and Shubman Gill scored strong centuries and put the team in a strong position. Both of them shared a 167-run partnership for the fourth wicket. This century of Pant is very special, as he returned to the Test format after almost two years after a terrible road accident in December 2022. Fans expected Pant's comeback to be strong and he did so.

Pant scored 39 runs off 52 balls in the first innings. He maintained this form in the second innings as well and scored 109 runs off 128 balls, which included 13 fours and four sixes. Gill's reaction has now come on his innings. He has praised this wicketkeeper batsman fiercely. He said, 'It gives me great pleasure to see Pant scoring his first century after his comeback. He has returned after injury and I have seen him working very hard for this. I think he must be feeling really good too.'

Rishabh Pant praying before going to bat during Day 3 at Chepauk ❤️ pic.twitter.com/2pExlDBD1n

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Pant made a memorable comeback

Let us tell you that it took 634 days for Pant to make a comeback. Starting the third day of the match, the pair of Gill and Pant showed caution in the beginning and after getting set, adopted an aggressive approach and scored runs all around the field against the Bangladesh bowlers. Pant hit a huge six over fine leg off Hasan Mahmud's ball and later mesmerized the Chepauk crowd with his trademark one-handed six off Mehdi Hasan Miraz's ball.

Shubman Gill said, “watching Rishabh Pant score his first 100 after his comeback gives me so much pleasure, because I have seen him work so hard for it when he was coming back from the injury. I think he also must be feeling really good”. pic.twitter.com/pxGtGyq0Ix

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Bangladesh needs 357 runs to win

In this match, Gill strengthened the team by scoring a century. His century is also special because he could not even open his account in the first innings. Let us tell you that after the end of the third day's play, Bangladesh's score is 158 for 4 wickets. The team still needs 357 runs to win, while it has only six wickets left. Team India declared its second innings at a score of 287 runs for four wickets.

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