Before the start of play on Day 4 of the ongoing first Test against New Zealand at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, there was uncertainty around Rishabh Pant. After the wicketkeeper received a blow to his knee,

Rishabh Pant overtook MS Dhoni in the list of Indian wicketkeepers with the most Test hundreds. The batter slammed a sensational hundred in the Bengaluru Test match to lead India's mega comeback in the 1st game of the series.

Rishabh Pant braved his way to a brilliant half-century on Day 4 of the 1st Test between India and New Zealand at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru on October 19, Saturday. Pant walked out to bat while being heavily strapped in the morning alongside Sarfaraz Khan.

India’s first innings in Bangalore against New Zealand would have brought back flashbacks for fans of India’s collapse in Adelaide on their previous tour of Australia. With Rishabh Pant top-scoring with 20 and an innings consisting of five batters registering ducks.

New Zealand was left needing 107 runs to win its first test on Indian soil since 1988 after the home side collapsed in the final session Saturday despite a tremendous fightback from Sarfaraz Khan and Rishabh Pant.