Rishabh Pant continued to cement his repute as India’s most fearless wicketkeeper-batter, notching up twin centuries within the Headingley Check and matching a number of information alongside the best way. After scoring a fluent 134 within the first innings, Pant added one other 118 within the second, turning into the primary Indian to attain centuries in each innings of a Check in England. He now joins India’s twin centuries membership which incorporates Vijay Hazare, Sunil Gavaskar (thrice), Rahul Dravid (twice), Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane and Rohit Sharma. Pant’s consistency in England is quick incomes him a particular place amongst India’s batting greats. His 4 Check a whole bunch in England put him alongside Sachin Tendulkar and Dilip Vengsarkar, each of whom have 4 Check centuries within the nation. Solely Rahul Dravid has extra for India, with six Check tons in England. Pant’s twin a whole bunch additionally made him solely the second designated wicketkeeper to attain this feat in Check historical past after Zimbabwe’s Andy Flower. His match mixture of 252 runs is the best by an Indian wicketkeeper in a Check, breaking Budhi Kunderan’s document of 230 towards England in Chennai in 1964. Additionally it is the fourth-highest match mixture by any wicketkeeper in Check cricket, with solely Flower forward of him.
Pant’s power-hitting was on full show at Headingley as he struck 9 sixes within the second innings, equalling the document for essentially the most sixes in a Check in England alongside Andrew Flintoff and Ben Stokes.Quiz: Who’s that IPL participant? Pant has additionally joined an elite listing of visiting batters with 5 consecutive fifty-plus scores in England, placing him in the identical bracket as Don Bradman, Hansie Cronje, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Kumar Sangakkara and Daryl Mitchell. Solely Steven Smith has extra, with seven. The Headingley Check was historic for India too, because the group produced 5 centuries in the identical match for the primary time. Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill and Pant scored centuries within the first innings whereas KL Rahul and Pant added two extra within the second. After mentioning his second century, Pant dismissed Sunil Gavaskar’s playful suggestion to rejoice with a somersault, saving it for an additional day and as an alternative launching a fast counterattack on Joe Root earlier than falling for 118. Pant’s record-breaking spree in England underlines his rising stature as one in all India’s most impactful batters in abroad Checks.