Rishabh Pant Shines with Century Against Bangladesh in Chennai Test
Former Pakistan cricketer Basit Ali praised Indian wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant for his marvellous century against Bangladesh in the ongoing Chennai Test. Pant scored 109 runs from 128 balls at a strike rate of 85.16, hitting 13 fours and 4 sixes. His innings ended when Mehidy Hasan Miraz dismissed him in the 56th over of India’s second inning.
Basit Ali said, ‘Rishabh Pant played like how you bat on Australian pitches. I liked seeing the shots he played because many people had said that he might never return to the field after the accident. We must give the credit as he worked very hard after the injury. He came back with full confidence and ticked all the boxes that you need in Test cricket.’
Pant made his return to Test cricket in the two-match series after a life-threatening road accident in late 2022. Basit Ali also criticized India’s decision to declare their innings early, suggesting that KL Rahul should have batted longer to regain form. Rahul scored an unbeaten 22 runs from 19 balls, including four boundaries.
At the end of day three, Bangladesh were 158/4, with skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto (51*) and Shakib Al Hasan (5*) unbeaten. Jasprit Bumrah and Ravichandran Ashwin took key wickets for India. India declared their innings at 287/4, setting a target of 515 runs for Bangladesh to win the first match of the series.
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Rishabh Pant -: Rishabh Pant is an Indian cricketer who plays as a wicketkeeper and batter. He is known for his aggressive batting style.
Century -: In cricket, a century means a player has scored 100 or more runs in a single innings. It’s a big achievement for a batter.
Chennai Test -: A Test match is a long cricket game that can last up to five days. The Chennai Test means this match is being played in Chennai, a city in India.
Basit Ali -: Basit Ali is a former cricketer from Pakistan. He used to play for the Pakistan national team and now often comments on cricket matches.
Wicketkeeper-batter -: A wicketkeeper is a player who stands behind the stumps to catch the ball if the batter misses it. A batter is the player who hits the ball. Rishabh Pant does both jobs.
Fours and Sixes -: In cricket, hitting a ‘four’ means the ball reaches the boundary after touching the ground, scoring 4 runs. A ‘six’ means the ball goes over the boundary without touching the ground, scoring 6 runs.
Declare their innings -: Declaring an innings means the team decides to stop batting even if they still have players left to bat. They do this to give themselves more time to try and get the other team out.
KL Rahul -: KL Rahul is another Indian cricketer who plays as a batter. He is known for his versatile batting skills.
Jasprit Bumrah -: Jasprit Bumrah is an Indian cricketer known for his fast bowling. He is one of the key bowlers for the Indian team.
Ravichandran Ashwin -: Ravichandran Ashwin is an Indian cricketer who is a spin bowler. He is very good at getting batters out with his tricky bowling.