After how many days is Rishabh Pant playing test cricket?

Rishabh Pant returned to India’s test XI in the 1st IND vs BAN test in Chennai.

Indian wicket-keeper batter Rishabh Pant survived a life-threatening car accident in December 2022. At that time, there were uncertainties if Pant could ever play cricket again. During his recovery, Rishabh went through lengthy and arduous rehabilitation for more than a year.

The wicket-keeper batter then made his comeback to top-level cricket through the Indian Premier League 2024. Pant scored 446 runs in 13 matches before getting selected in the Indian team for the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 in June. After winning the T20 world title in Barbados, Pant was picked for the Sri Lanka white-ball tour, where he made his ODI comeback as well.

Recently, Pant was also seen playing in the Duleep Trophy 2024, which was his first First-Class (FC) game since his car accident. The left-handed batter cracked 61 runs off 47 balls in India B’s second innings against India A in Bengaluru.

After how many days is Rishabh Pant playing a test match?

After 634 days, Pant has made his comeback to India’s test XI with the 1st IND vs BAN test in Chennai. Coincidentally, his last test match also came against Bangladesh. He played the game just a week prior to his car crash in December 2022.

Bangladesh rattles India’s top order with three wickets in the first test

The first match of the two-test series between India and Bangladesh began at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on September 19. 

Bangladesh speedster Hasan Mahmud rattled India’s top order with his lines and length outside the off-stump. The right-arm pacer dismissed Indian skipper Rohit Sharma (6), Shubman Gill (0), and Virat Kohli (6).

At the time of writing, India are struggling at 67/3 after the end of 18 overs. Rishabh Pant (21*) and opener Yashasvi Jaiswal (28*) are at the crease.

Both teams’ playing XIs for the first test:

Bangladesh: Shadman Islam, Zakir Hasan, Najmul Hossain Shanto(c), Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan, Litton Das(w), Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taskin Ahmed, Hasan Mahmud, Nahid Rana

India: Rohit Sharma(c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant(w), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj

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