Alongside gill

Mehidy Hasan Miraz: Shubman Gill’s unbeaten 119 runs saw India gain the upper hand in the first Test match between India and Bangladesh on Day 3 at the M.A Chidambaram Stadium here on Saturday. Alongside Gill, Rishab Pant, who made his comeback to Test cricket in the series, stitched a 167-run partnership which helped the hosts declare with a lead of 515 runs.

Pant’s comeback to the national team has been nothing short of emotional. The 26-year-old wicket-keeper batter scored 109 runs in the second innings before being dismissed by Mehidy Hasan Miraz. Following the game, Gill opened up on Pant’s return to the side.

"I've spent a lot of time with him on and off the field and watching him score his 1st, 51st, 100 after his comeback gives me so much pleasure because I've seen him work so hard for it when, you know when he was coming back from the injury and I. And I think he also must be feeling really good," said Gill in the day-end press conference.