India vs Bangladesh Live: Rishabh Pant Achieves Massive Feat In Test Cricket

During India’s first Test match against Bangladesh on Wednesday at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram, wicketkeeper, and batsman Rishabh Pant of India reached the milestone of 4,000 runs in international cricket.

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After Virat Kohli was out, Pant entered the fray. He carted left-arm spinner Taijul Islam for three fours and a six over wide long on to stay unbeaten at 29 off 26 balls and help India reach 85/3 after 26 overs at the halfway point.

In 66 T20 Internationals, Rishabh Pant scored 987 runs at an average of 22.43; in 30 ODIs, he scored 865 runs at an average of 34.60; and in 32 Test matches, he scored 2152 runs at an average of over 43.

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Rishabh Pant Back To His Favorite Format

Rishabh Pant is back in action for India in Test matches, where he has excelled the most, after missing the ODI series against Bangladesh.Due to his dismal form, he has received criticism from all sides for his recent performances in the Asia Cup, T20 World Cup, and New Zealand. In fact, Pant has not reached a single half-century since his match-winning century against England at Trent Bridge.

The 25-year-old has struggled in white-ball cricket, but in Test matches, he has dominated, scoring hundreds in England, Australia, and South Africa over a four-year span. Pant made two outstanding centuries in 2018, one each in South Africa and England.

India Wins The Toss And Decides To Bat First

After winning the toss for Wednesday’s first Test against Bangladesh, India’s captain KL Rahul decided to bat.

After three quick wickets, Bangladesh had the upper hand over India as players like Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, and Shubman Gill were lost. Vice-captain Cheteshwar Pujara and Rishabh Pant, however, have shown some comeback with a 37-run partnership.

KL Rahul Shakib Al Hasan, India vs Bangladesh Test — KL Rahul Shakib Al Hasan. Image Credits: Twitter

India needs to sweep the series in order to maintain its chance of competing in the World Test Championship final. Bangladesh and India have never lost a Test match.

Playing XIs

India: KL Rahul (C), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (wk), R Ashwin, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Umesh Yadav, and Mohammed Siraj

Bangladesh: Shakib Al Hasan (C), Najmul Hossain Shanto, Zakir Hasan, Yasir Ali, Mushfiqur Rahim, Litton Das, Nurul Hasan (wk), Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taijul Islam, Khaled Ahmed, and Ebadot Hossain