Indian wicketkeeper batter Rishabh Pant's childhood coach Devender Sharma lavished praise on the left-handed batter after he smashed a century in the first Test match against Bangladesh at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.

At the end of day three, Bangladesh's score stood at 158/4, with skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto (51*) and Shakib Al Hasan (5*) unbeaten. Bangladesh started the final session at 56/0 with Shadman Islam (21) and Zakir Hasan (32) unbeaten on the crease.

India are in cruise control of the first Test against Bangladesh at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. The hosts need just six wickets to win the match with two days in hand.

Rishabh Pant struck a century on his return to test cricket as India reduced Bangladesh to 158-4 at stumps on day three of the first test.

Rishabh Pant struck a century on his return to test cricket as India reduced Bangladesh to 158-4 (37.2 overs) at stumps on day three of the first test Saturday. Pant scored 109 runs off 128 balls for his sixth test hundred as India finished its second innings at 287-4 declared in 64 overs.

Rishabh Pant completed an emotional re-initiation into Test cricket while Shubman Gill added another chapter to his growing stature in red-ball format as their centuries laced India’s total domination

Rishabh Pant produced a stellar performance in the second innings of the first Test against Bangladesh, notching his sixth century.

CHENNAI: Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant cantered to fluent fifties as India reached 205 for three at lunch in their second innings on the third day to take total control of the first Test against Bangladesh here on Saturday.