Chennai: After smashing his sixth long-format hundred during the first Test against Bangladesh on Thursday, star India cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin said that sometimes it is better to go hard like what Rishabh Pant does.

Ravichandran Ashwin revealed that he adopted Rishabh Pant's aggressive batting style to score a crucial century, partnering with Ravindra Jadeja to rescue India after a top-order collapse on Day 1 of the Chennai Test against Bangladesh,

Rishabh Pant was involved in a heated exchange with Bangladesh's Litton Das on Day 1 of the 1st Test in Chennai.

Rishabh Pant made his comeback to Test cricket after 634 days and scored 39 runs in the first innings against Bangladesh in Chennai. During his stay in the middle, Pant had a verbal argument with Bangladesh wicketkeeper Litton Das.

Rishabh Pant made his Test comeback on Thursday during the series opener between India and Bangladesh in Chennai.

In the first Test match between India and Bangladesh in Chennai, a tense moment arose between Litton Das and Rishabh Pant after a run deflection. India struggled early, losing key wickets, but Pant and Jaiswal formed a crucial partnership to stabilize the innings.

The incident involving Pant and Das took place on the third ball of the 15th over, following a single attempt by Yashasvi Jaiswal off Taskin Ahmed's delivery.