Rishabh Pant scored a century on his Test debut after 633 days. Rishabh Pant scored 109 off 128 balls with 13 fours and 4 sixes. Rohit Sharma also praised Rishabh Pant for his century on return. But during this century, a video of Rishabh Pant went viral. In which he was helping the Bangladesh team to set the field. Rishabh Pant has the answer.
The first session of the third day of the Chennai Test started with Rishabh Pant batting with Shubman Gill. While Pant was at the crease, Bangladesh captain Nazmul Hossain Shanto was setting the field and seeing this, Pant first said, "Oh there should be a fielder here, a fielder here at midwicket..."
IND vs BAN: Why did Rishabh Pant set up Bangladesh's fielding while batting?
Within no time, Pant's video went viral on social media and was discussed by the commentators. Former wicketkeeper Saba Karim, who was part of the broadcasting team, asked Pant after India's win, "This is a very important question. Taskin Ahmed to bowl the second over. Why did you start setting the field for him? It's a very honest question. Who is Rishabh Pant, the captain of Bangladesh? Did you hear what he said?’
In response to Saba Karim's question, Rishabh Pant said, "Sometimes there is a discussion with Ajay Jadeja off the field. They say they want to play anywhere. Whether you are playing for yourself or for other teams. Cricket should be played well. So there was no fielder at mid-wicket and there were two fielders standing at one place, so I said, put a fielder here. "
Rishabh Pant and Shubman Gill scored centuries for India. He played a knock of 119 runs. In the first innings, Ravichandran Ashwin scored 113 runs and Ravindra Jadeja scored 86 runs. India won by 280 runs. The next Test will be played in Kanpur from September 27.