NEW DELHI: Veteran Ravichandran Ashwin delivered an all-round masterclass while swashbuckling Rishabh Pant had an emotional and memorable Test return as India thrashed Bangladesh in just over three days in the series opener in Chennai to go 1-0 up in the 2-game series on Sunday.Kicking off the new and a gruelling Test season in style,…
India’s massive 280-run win over Bangladesh in the first Test of the series in Chennai marks a rousing start to the team’s run in the home stretch of the World Test Championship (WTC). Rohit Sharma & Co consolidated their position as the top team in the WTC leaderboard with their seventh win in 10 Tests…
Wicketkeeper-batter looks in top shape as he completes a fairytale comeback in Test cricket…CHENNAI: Stats don’t necessarily reveal the entire story, but they do leave an indicator. So, when Rishabh Pant matches MS Dhoni‘s six-Test-centuries feat — achieved over 90 Tests — in just 34 games, it’s a very special achievement indeed. The Pant story…
NEW DELHI: Rishabh Pant and Shubman Gill wiped away months of pain, stress and various setbacks by scoring emotional centuries on the third day of the first Test against Bangladesh in Chennai on Saturday.Pant (109) and Gill (119 not out) led the batting with a partnership of 167 runs for the fourth wicket in the…
NEW DELHI: A lighthearted moment unfolded between Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant during the third day of the first Test between India and Bangladesh in Chennai on Saturday. As the day’s play was in progress, the cameras caught the two exchanging sunglasses on the field.The memorable exchange took place in the second innings of Bangladesh’s…
NEW DELHI: Former Pakistan cricketer Basit Ali has drawn comparisons between dynamic wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant and India’s iconic opener, Virender Sehwag.Pant made a breathtaking return to the Test format for India after surviving a life-threatening accident in December 2022.His first innings saw a promising knock end at 39, but he bounced back with a splendid…
Shubman Gill (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s young No.3 batter Shubman Gill scored his fifth Test century on Day 3 of the first Test against Bangladesh at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Gill’s 119 not out from 176 balls helped India declare their second innings at 287/4, setting Bangladesh a target of 515 runs…
Rishabh Pant thanks the almighty after reaching his century (Photo Source: X) Coming back to Test cricket after 635 days, Rishabh Pant marked his return with a record-equalling century that now puts him in the company of former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni.With a couple off Shakib Al Hasan, Pant completed his sixth Test century,…
Rishabh Pant (Photo Source: X) Rishabh Pant is the kind of character that world cricket needs. The India wicketkeeper-batsman, who remains chirpy whether standing behind the stumps or in front, created another lighthearted moment on the third day of the opening Test against Bangladesh in Chennai.Shortly after play started on the third morning at the…
Rishabh Pant marked his Test comeback with India’s first match of the series against Bangladesh in Chennai, which is the first red-ball international for the wicketkeeper-batsman since his horrific car accident in December 2022.Pant, who returned to competitive cricket with the Indian Premier League earlier this year, spent more than a year in rehab following…
