Speaking at the press conference at the end of the day's play, Gill recalled that during celebrations of their milestones, Pant was trying to touch his bat with Gill's bat, but the right-hander asked Pant to not do so since he was "trying to save the bat" he has been using since the series against England earlier this year.

Ravichandran Ashwin's six-fer followed by the fifth Test century helped India to defeat Bangladesh in 1st Test match by 280 runs at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.

India Under-19s continued their unbeaten streak in the Asian Cricket Council’s Youth Asia Cup with a six-wicket win against Sri Lanka Under-19s. Propelled by Shubman Gill’s 78-run knock, the Abhishek Sharma-led team chased down the 208-run target with ease in the Group A encounter at the Tyronne Fernando Stadium in Moratuwa.