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.

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.