Speaking at the press conference at the end of the day's play, Gill recalled that during celebrations of their milestones, Pant was trying to touch his bat with Gill's bat, but the right-hander asked Pant to not do so since he was "trying to save the bat" he has been using since the series against England earlier this year.

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

Following his century in the first Test against Bangladesh, Shubman Gill recounted a humorous incident with Rishabh Pant during their 167-run partnership. Centuries from Gill and Pant set India up with a massive 515-run target in Chennai.

Rishabh Pant (109) and Shubman Gill (119 not out) smashed impressive centuries as India set an improbable-looking target of 515 runs for Bangladesh in the first Test.

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 utilized his exceptional footwork to counter Bangladesh's spinners, achieving an unbeaten 119 and helping India to a sizable lead on the third day of the Test match. Gill credited his scoring to years of practicing footwork,

Rishabh Pant struck a century on his return to test cricket as India reduced Bangladesh to 158-4 at stumps on day three of the first test.

Rishabh Pant struck a century on his return to test cricket as India reduced Bangladesh to 158-4 (37.2 overs) at stumps on day three of the first test Saturday. Pant scored 109 runs off 128 balls for his sixth test hundred as India finished its second innings at 287-4 declared in 64 overs.

Rishabh Pant and Shubman Gill scored 109 and 119* respectively in the second innings against Bangladesh which helped India to take the lead of 514 runs.

Centuries from opener Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant helped India close in on victory in the first Test despite a spirited start to Bangladesh's chase for their target of 515 in Chennai on Saturday. Left-handed wicketkeeper-batsman Pant smashed the bowlers to all parts of the ground before a double off Shakib gave him his sixth Test century.

Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant cantered to fluent fifties as India reached 205 for three at lunch in their second innings on the third day to take total control of the first Test against Bangladesh her