Rishabh Pant World Record: Rishabh Pant has achieved a feat by scoring centuries in both innings of the same Test, which no wicketkeeper in the world has been able to achieve outside his home.
IND vs ENG Test: Rishabh Pant scored two centuries in a single test
Rishabh Pant has given a tough time to the British. In the very first match of the India vs England series, Rishabh Pant scored a century in the first innings and then scored another century in the second innings. Although many batsmen of the world keep doing this, what is new in this, but what Rishabh Pant has done is unique. Just like his batting is strange, his records are also in the same way.
Scored a century in both innings of the same Test outside home
Rishabh Pant has now become the first wicketkeeper batsman in the world to score a century in both innings of a Test against any country while playing outside home. Till date, no wicketkeeper in the world has been able to do such a feat in Tests. This is a thing outside home, this has happened only once at home so far. In 2001, Zimbabwe's Andy Flower scored a century in both innings of a Test against South Africa. He scored 142 runs in the first innings, while in the second innings he scored an unbeaten 199 runs.
Now Rishabh Pant has become the first batsman in the world to score a century in both innings of a Test while playing as a wicketkeeper. Before Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul had also completed his century in the second innings. With this, Team India has reached a strong position. The fourth day of the Leeds Test is still going on, but now it does not seem that Team India will lose the match from here. Even if the match ends in a draw, England's problems are increasing from here. They will have to work hard to save the match.
In the year 2022, Birmingham scored a century and a half-century in the same Test
When Team India came on a tour of England in the year 2022, he scored a century in one innings of the Test played in Birmingham, while he scored a half-century in the second innings. He became the first batsman from Asia to do so as a wicketkeeper in SENA countries. Here SENA countries mean South Africa, England, New Zealand and Australia. Pant did this work in the year 2022, but after three years, now again on the tour of England, Pant has done an even bigger job. Which is a world record.
Rishabh Pant played a strong innings of 134 runs in the first innings of the Leeds Test. During this, Pant faced 178 balls. He hit 12 fours and six sixes during this innings. Even after this, his hunger for runs did not end and he scored a lot of runs in the second innings as well. In the second innings, Pant completed his century on 130 balls. During this, 13 fours and 2 sixes came from his bat. In this way, Pant has once again dominated England.