Rishabh Pant made history in the opening Test of the five-match series against England by hitting centuries in both innings. The left-hander struck 134 in the first innings and then added 118 runs in the second. With that, he became the first Indian wicketkeeper to score a hundred in each innings of a Test match. Pant also broke a 60-year-old record, held by Budhi Kunderan’s, who had scored 230 runs in a single Test.
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1โฃst Indian to score hundreds in both innings of a Test in England ๐
7โฃth Indian to score hundreds in both innings of a Test! ๐
Incredible batting display in the series opener from the #TeamIndia vice-captain! ๐ ๐โฆ pic.twitter.com/RzNA9lfFQr
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Pant Breaks Multiple Records
- Rishabh Pant scored 252 runs over two innings in Leeds, becoming the first Indian wicketkeeper to cross the 250-run mark in a Test. Before Pant, the record for most runs by an Indian wicketkeeper in a Test match was held by Budhi Kunderan, who scored 230 against England in 1964.
- Next on the list was MS Dhoni, who made 224 vs Australia in 2013. Pant became the second wicketkeeper in the world to score a century in both innings of a Test match, after Zimbabwe; Andy Flower.
- He now has eight Test centuries, five of which have come against England.
