Gill (119 not out) and Pant (109) helped India to take a lead of 514 before Rohit Sharma declared the innings in 1st Test match against Bangladesh

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.

Having come together as a batting pair for the first time in their careers at the end of Day 2, Gill and Pant – who had led India at Under-19 levels – had the whole of Day Three to assert their spot.

Bangladesh showed some spunk in their second innings to reach 158 for four when play was called off at 4.25 pm due to bad light.

Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant had batted the tourists out of the game via a 167-run fourth wicket partnership.

Shubman Gill put away the disappointment of a duck in the first innings by slamming his fifth Test century in India’s second essay against Bangladesh on Saturday.

Rishabh Pant (109) and Shubman Gill (119 not out) smashed impressive centuries as India set an improbable-looking target of 515 runs for Bangladesh in the first Test.

India batter Shubman Gill revealed a hilarious story about Rishabh Pant from the Chennai Test match. Shubman said that he asked Rishabh Pant to calm down after the wicketkeeper came to tap bats while celebrating during their partnership.

Shubman Gill admitted that the series against England, where he scored nearly 500 runs, boosted his self-confidence in the longest format of the game.

Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant were in full flow on the third morning of the opening Test match against Bangladesh, with the two batters succeeding in bringing up their respective centuries after coming into bat having remained not-out overnight.