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.

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.

Rishabh Pant's comeback to Test cricket after 635 days was marked by a century, equalling Mahendra Singh Dhoni's record for most centuries by an Indian wicketkeeper-batsman. His significant partnership with Shubman Gill bolstered India's lead against Bangladesh.