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.

Day 3 started well for India as the 'Prince,' Shubman Gill, made a comeback after being dismissed for a duck in the first innings of the 1st Test between India and Bangladesh. At the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, Gill was on 39 when he smashed two sixes in an over to reach his half-century. His innings included 4 fours and 2 sixes.

Eventually, Ashwin notched up his sixth Test century, second at home and the fastest in his career, while Jadeja got to his half-century knock as India reached 339 for six at the close of Day 1.