Rishabh Pant revealed that India was planning for declaration after Lunch on Day 3, of the first Test against Bangladesh. Rohit Sharma told his teammates to score as many runs as possible which prompted Pant to score a brisk comeback century on his return to Test cricket after nearly two years.

Rishabh Pant marked his return to Test cricket with an aggressive century, supported by Shubman Gill's unbeaten 119, setting a formidable target of 515 for Bangladesh. India's spinners R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja then took crucial wickets,

India wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant revealed a chat with captain Rohit Sharma regarding his batting position in Test cricket, saying he wants to continue batting at No.5 and score big hundreds.