New Delhi: In the Leeds Test, Team India wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant has once again created history. After playing a brilliant century innings of 134 runs in the first innings of Test of this Test, Pant has also made a big record by touching the 100 runs in the second innings. He has become Asia’s first wicketkeeper batsman to score a century in both innings of any SENA Test match. His innings has brought Team India to a strong position in the Leeds Test.
Rishabh Pant completed his century in this innings only. At the same time, in the first innings, he did this feat on 146 balls. Let me tell you, this is Pant’s 8th century in Test cricket. The special thing is that he has scored 6 of these centuries outside India. At the same time, he played his 5th century against England. He has scored 4 of these centuries in England. This century innings of Pant has also brought him to the third number in the list of wicketkeeper batsmen who scored the most Test century on foreign soil. However, after scoring a century, Pant could not stand at the crease for long and was dismissed by 118 runs off 140 balls. His innings included 15 fours and 3 sixes.
Rishabh Pant has broken many big records with this innings. He is only the second such wicketkeeper batsman in the world who has scored two centuries in a Test. Earlier this feat was seen in the year 2001, when Andy Flower touched 100 runs in both innings against South Africa. At the same time, Pant is only the 5th batsman of India who has scored two centuries in a Test.
In the Leeds Test, 5 centuries have been seen by Team India so far. Apart from Pant’s two centuries, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Captain Shubman Gill and KL Rahul have also played century innings. Let me tell you, this is the first time in the history of Indian Test cricket, when 5 centuries have been seen by Team India in a Test match.