Rishabh Pant returned to Test cricket after 633 days in the Chennai Test between India and Bangladesh. With this century, Rishabh Pant has made history. He became the first Indian wicketkeeper-batsman to score a century in Test cricket. Interestingly, he is the former captain of the Indian cricket team, MS Dhoni. Dhoni has 6 centuries to his name in Test cricket. Pant scored 6 centuries in the second innings of the Chennai Test. But before this century, know what exactly Rishabh Pant did in the lunch break.
Rishabh Pant scored 82 runs in the first session of the second day. The first session ended with lunch break. After lunch, Rishabh Pant walked out to the middle and hit two sixes. But a century ago, a video from a lunch break is becoming quite viral.
In the video, Pant is seen worshipping his bat, helmet and gloves with folded hands in the dressing room during the break. This is the video before Pant came to the ground after lunch break. Before coming to the field, Pant stood with his hands in front of the bat. After this, he came on the field and completed a century by smashing the Bangladeshi bowlers. Some have commented that after making a comeback after 633 days, Pant bowed in front of the good bat gloves and thanked him. He scored 109 runs in the match. In this, he hit a six in his usual style.
The Gill-Pant partnership
India batted much better in the second innings. Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant stitched a good partnership. Along with Pant, Gill also scored a century. Rishabh Pant has scored 6 centuries in 58 Test innings. Former captain and veteran wicketkeeper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has scored 6 centuries in 144 innings in Tests.
Rishabh Pant scored 39 runs in the first innings. This match was very important. India were 34 / 3 when Pant walked in. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have walked out to the middle. Pant then joined Yashasvi Jaiswal at the crease.
