'It was emotional, I was looking...': Rishabh Pant opens up on his comeback century after India crush Bangladesh by 280 runs

India wicketkeeper batter Rishabh Pant got a great comeback in Test as he smashed a century in the first Test match against Bangladesh which helped Rohit Sharma & Co. to win the match by 280 runs. This was Pant's sixth international Test century and first since his comeback to cricket after recovering from the injuries he got from a near-fatal accident in December 2022. 

It was Pant and Shubman Gill's centuries that helped India to set Bangladesh an improbable target of 515, but the visitors fell way short of the mark after being bowled out for 234 in their second innings at Chepauk.
 

“Definition a lot special, firstly I love playing in Chennai and secondly after injury I was looking to play all three formats, this was my first match in this format and hopefully I did better. Definitely it was emotional, I was looking to score runs in each and every game. Coming back to Test cricket where I belong the most, being on the field gives me pleasure more than anything else. I don't know what people say outside, I tried to read the situation in my own way, when you are 30-3 you need to stitch a partnership and that's what I did with Gill. To do it with a guy who I have a great relationship with is special” said Pant in post-match conference. 

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Playing in his signature style, Pant scored a fluent 109 off 128 balls, featuring 13 fours and four sixes. He partnered with Gill, who made 119 off 176 balls, to add 167 runs for the fourth wicket, guiding India from 67/3 to a declaration at 287/4 in their second innings.
 

After Pant and Gill's impressive performances with the bat, senior off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin capped off a remarkable all-round display with a six-wicket haul, leading a dominant India to crush the visitors with over five sessions to spare. 

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