'I want to be like him', Rishabh Pant gave a heart-winning answer on comparison with MS Dhoni

The Indian team defeated Bangladesh by 280 runs in the first test. Rishabh Pant, the wicketkeeper-batsman, scored 39 runs in the first innings before hitting a century in the second. Pant scored 109 runs from 128 balls. With this century, he equaled former Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni's record.

He is now India's joint highest-scoring wicketkeeper in Tests. Apart from Pant, Dhoni had scored six Test centuries. After the match, Rishabh Pant was compared to Mahendra Singh Dhoni, to which he responded with a heartwarming response.

Wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant said in comparison with MS Dhoni that his focus is on carving his legacy. He said, "This is the home ground of Chennai Super Kings. Mahi bhai has played a lot of cricket here. But, for me, as I have said earlier, I want to be myself. I don't focus on what is being said or what is happening around me. I am keeping things simple and focusing on giving my best. The atmosphere here was amazing and I really enjoyed it."

Rishabh Pant scored a century in India's second innings on the third day of the match. He also got full support from Shubman Gill. Both of them added 167 runs for the fourth wicket. Pant said, "I played according to the situation. Bangladesh started with spinners on the third day, but I do not play in a pre-determined way. I knew that we had lost three wickets, so I was not taking much risk. The pitch was very good for batting. In such a situation, I wanted to take maximum advantage of it and score a century."

Pant said, "When we went for lunch, there was talk about declaring the innings. Rohit Sharma told us that he would give us an hour after the break and we could score as much as possible. I thought I could also reach 150."