Speaking at the press conference at the end of day's play, Gill recalled that during celebrations of their milestones, Pant was trying to touch his bat with Gill's bat, but the right-hander asked Pant to not do so since he was "trying to save the bat" he has been using since the series against England earlier this year.

Rishabh Pant and Shubman Gill shone with centuries on day three of the first Test against Bangladesh in Chennai. The duo shared a light-hearted moment with Pant repeatedly hitting Gill's bat to celebrate.

After spending appropriate time on the crease in the last session of Day 2, Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant furthered their stay on Day 3 of the 1st India vs Bangladesh Test on Saturday. The duo picked apart the Bangladeshi bowlers and in the process,

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.