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'Test Cricket Is Where I Belong'- Rishabh Pant On His Remarkable Return To Red-Ball Cricket

Rishabh Pant- (X.com)Rishabh Pant- (X.com)

On Sunday, September 22, India registered a handsome 280 runs win over Bangladesh to lead the two-match Test series 1-0. R Ashwin won the player of the match for his brilliant century in the first innings and a six-wicket haul in the second innings. Meanwhile, the internet is buzzing with Rishabh Pant, who smashed a century on his Test return.

Pant hit his sixth Test century, his first since returning to competitive cricket after recovering from injuries he suffered in a horrific car accident in December 2022. Thanks to hundreds by Pant and Shubman Gill, India set Bangladesh a mammoth total of 515, but the visitors fell way short of the mark after being bowled out for 234 in their second innings at Chepauk. Meanwhile, Pant reflected on his return and termed red-ball cricket as the format he belongs to the most. 

"100 was special because I love playing in Chennai. After injury, I wanted to play all three formats and this was my first Test. Hope to get better every day," Pant said after India's 280-run win.

"It was emotional, I wanted to score each and every match which didn't happen but wanted to do well in Tests, which is where I belong the most. Being on the field gives me pleasure more than anything else," he added.

Rishabh Pant Shares A Special Bond With Shubman Gill

Pant smashed 109 off 128 balls, which included 13 fours and four sixes. The keeper-batter added 167 runs for the fourth wicket with Gill (119 off 176 balls) and helped lift India from 67/3 to 287/4 declared in their second essay.

"I don't know what people say outside, but I try to read the situation. When you are 30-3, you need to stitch a partnership. That's what Gill and I did.To do it with a guy who I have a great relationship with is special," Pant said. 

India will next face Bangladesh on September 27 at Green Park in Kanpur. The inputs have been taken from PTI.