Rishabh Pant wrote a new story of history!

England Vs India

Rishabh Pant created history in today’s Test match, which astonished the cricket fans across the world. In the Test match being played against England in Leeds, Pant achieved an unprecedented feat by being a wicket-keeper for the first time as well as scoring centuries in both innings of the Test. Achieved the first time in 145 years in History.

Key highlight of Rishabh Pant wrote a new story of history!

• Rishabh Pant made 134 runs in the first innings and 116 runs in the second innings — both with wickets in hand, while also performing his wicket-keeping duties.
• Before this, for 145 years no wicket-keeper had scored 50+ runs in both innings of a Test. Pant broke this record and set a new benchmark.

Overall perspective of the match:

• India also created a historic team record by making five centuries in this Test match – Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, KL Rahul and Pant together showed their batting prowess against England.
• KL Rahul also joined the Shakatkas’ line-up and his partnership with Pant kept the flow of the match in India’s control.

Rishabh Pant’s journey: 

Rishabh Pant, who came from Roorkee, Uttar Pradesh (now Uttarakhand), made his mark in international cricket – he made a splash in IPL, Test and T20. His batting performance along with wicket-keeping always excites the fans.