Less than two years later, he has beaten every recovery timeline given to him, and even though he missed the home ODI World Cup, he is a T20I world champion, and more importantly now back as a Test jack in the box.

India triumphed with a massive 280-run win over Bangladesh in Chennai, enhancing their lead in the World Test Championship standings. Ravichandran Ashwin excelled with both bat and ball, while Rishabh Pant marked his Test return with an emotional century.

Rishabh Pant scripts a dream comabck in test cricket after his accident as he scores century in the first test match against Bangladesh

Pant added a crucial 167 runs for the fourth wicket with Shubman Gill, who scored 119 off 176 balls, helping India recover from a precarious 67/3 to 287/4 declared in its second innings.