Rishabh Pant made an instant impact on his comeback to red-ball cricket with a sublime match-winning century against Bangladesh in the first Test at Chepauk. The left-handed batter donned the Indian team whites after over 600 days after his horrific car accident.

India triumphed with a massive 280-run win over Bangladesh in Chennai, enhancing their lead in the World Test Championship standings. Ravichandran Ashwin excelled with both bat and ball, while Rishabh Pant marked his Test return with an emotional century.

Less than two years later, he has beaten every recovery timeline given to him, and even though he missed the home ODI World Cup, he is a T20I world champion, and more importantly now back as a Test jack in the box.