Pujara and Pant, heroes of India's remarkable Brisbane Test triumph in the recent tour of Australia, combined to keep India afloat at the MA Chidambaram Stadium.
The touring party, led by Root's marathon knock, piled misery on Indian bowlers during the first two days of the Test.
Rishabh Pant displayed an aggressive brand of cricket to bring his fifth Test half-century in 40 deliveries against England in Chennai.
Rishabh Pant entertained the fans with his chirpings from behind-the-stumps during the Day 1 of the first Test between India and England.
The catch dropped happened as early as the seventh ball of the game when England had just one run on the board.
Pant stitched a flawless 89-run knock to take India home while chasing a challenging total of 326 on the final day of the series.
One of the architects of India's historic Test series win in Australia last month, Pant was on Tuesday nominated for the ICC Men's Player of the Month award.
India have a few selection headaches to take care of ahead of their four-match Test series against England, starting from February 5 in Chennai.
Among women cricketers, Pakistan Diana Baig and the South African duo of Shabnim Ismail and Marizanne Kapp were nominated for the monthly honours.
Up until now, Pant's weak wicket-keeping skills were the reason why he wasn't played in Tests in India.
The 23-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman showed maturity when he forged a match-winning partnership with debutant Washington Sundar in the final session of the series; eventually clinching the match and the series 2-1.
His fans came up with interesting replies when he asked for their opinion on the matter.
Besides Ashwin and Pant, two other Indians -- Mohammed Siraj and T Natarajan -- are also in the fray.
Pant says he was in awe of Pujara when the batsman was getting hit by Australian bowlers and still giving his 200 per cent in the historic Brisbane Test win.
Virat Kohli suggested the idea to promote Rishabh Pant at no.5 to keep up with the left-right combination in batting order, Vikram Rathour has revealed.
The 36-year-old Bengal player admitted that Pant and he are two 'keepers with a different skill set and it's up to the team to decide whom it wants to pick between the two.
Pant said he himself was aiming for a win and hence the aggressive approach and it was his failure at SCG which propelled him to correct his mistake in Brisbane.
Former Australian spinner Brad Hogg has said that Rishabh Pant should make a comeback in India's limited-overs squads.
Wriddhiman Saha believes that Rishabh Pant's strong show in the Australia series doesn't necessarily mean that his own time in the Indian team is at an end.
Pant is often compared with the two-time World Cup winning former captain and wicketkeeper batsman, who retired last year after a glorious international career.
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