Shubman Gill and Rishabh pants He starred with the bat in the second innings to put India in the driver’s seat in the ongoing first Test against Bangladesh at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
Although India took a big lead in the first innings, they were in trouble after losing three early wickets. Rohit Sharma (5), Yashasvi Jaiswal (10) and Virat Kohli (17) failed to get going with the bat. India were 67 for 3 when Rishabh Pant joined Shubman Gill in the middle.
After that, it was one-way traffic as the young batsmen scored brilliant centuries to put India in a commanding position. They shared a 167-run stand for the fourth wicket. The partnership ended with Pant’s dismissal on the third day.
The wicketkeeper-batsman departed after scoring 109 runs off 128 balls with the help of 13 fours and 4 sixes. At the other end, Shubman Gill remained unbeaten on 119 runs as India declared their innings at 287/4.
Shubman Gill batting with Rishabh Pant:
The camaraderie between Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant was in full flow as they batted together. Both players enjoyed each other’s company during their partnership. Speaking at the end of the third day’s performance, Gill also shared a funny anecdote.
During the partnership, Pant hits Gill’s bat several times. Although it is not unusual for players to hit the bat, Gill was worried because he thought Pant would break his bat. Gill revealed that he has been playing with an old bat that he has been using ever since series It was against England earlier this year and he was very worried.
“I was telling him not to do that because I was playing with the same bat that I used to play in the England series. So the bat is actually quite old,” Gill said at a press conference.
“He was hitting my bat so hard that I told him I was trying to save the bat. And if he didn’t get it right, when we were in the middle, he would say, ‘No, let’s do it again.’ I had to tell him to calm down,” he added.
Meanwhile, India set Bangladesh a target of 515 runs. In reply, Bangladesh were 158/4 at the end of the third day. captain Najmul Huseyn Shanto (51) and Shakib Al-Hasan (5) will continue the proceedings with the bat on the fourth day.
