Ace India wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant has said that since he and Shubman Gill have an excellent relationship off the field, it became easy for both of them to translate it into a successful partnership on the field in the first Test against Bangladesh.

Pant shared a magnificent 167-run partnership with Gill, who’s become a close friend of his over their years in the team. Gill revealed how during their partnership, Pant tried to 'break his bat'. The heroes of India’s famous chase at the Gabba, Pant spoke about his partnership with Gill, and how their friendship contributed to the effort.

Resuming at 81/3, India continued their domination on day three with comeback-man Rishabh Pant (109) and Shubman Gill (119 not out) completing their centuries with dominant batting

Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant were in full flow on the third morning of the opening Test match against Bangladesh, with the two batters succeeding in bringing up their respective centuries after coming into bat having remained not-out overnight.

Bangladesh’s loose cricket certainly made matters easier for Pant en route to his first international hundred since comeback

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.