India's Rishabh Pant enjoyed the experience of setting the field against himself in the opening test against Bangladesh in Chennai, the maverick wicketkeeper-batsman said. Pant made a belligerent hundred in his first test since a horrific car accident in 2022 as India thumped Bangladesh by 280 runs in the series opener at the M.

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.

India triumphed over Bangladesh by a staggering 280 runs in the first Test at Chennai’s M.A. Chidambaram Stadium on Sunday, taking a 1-0 lead in the two-match series.

India took a little over three days to bring Bangladesh down to earth, dishing out a 280-run hammering in the series opener on Sunday to maintain their formidable home record. Bangladesh arrived fresh from a 2-0 series sweep in Pakistan earlier this month but in India they confronted rivals they had not beaten in their previous 13 attempts.

Rohit Sharma and Co. are just six wickets away from a massive win here at Chepauk and the bowlers will look to wrap things early on Day 4 to get an extra day to rest. Ravichandran Ashwin has got into his groove in the final session of Day 3 with a three-fer and now he will keep an eye on a fifer.

Bangladesh's seasoned wicketkeeper-batsman Mushfiqur Rahim, despite a modest showing in the ongoing 1st Test against India, managed to etch his name in the record books. After managing just 8 runs in the first innings,