New Delhi: Rishabh Pant’s bat spoke loudly in the first match of the five-match Test series between India and England. He scored centuries in both innings of the Leeds Test. He became the first Indian and the second wicketkeeper batsman in the world to do so. Pant scored 134 runs in the first innings and 118 runs in the second innings.
Rishabh Pant is currently 27 years old and has joined the list of the world’s legendary wicketkeeper-batsmen. He has broken many records of India’s wicketkeeper batsman, Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Not only this, he has also achieved many other achievements in his 44-Test career so far. He is being compared to Australia’s great wicketkeeper batsman, Adam Gilchrist. Let us know whose figures were better among Pant, Gilchrist and Dhoni after 44 Tests.
Pant has so far scored 3200 runs in 77 innings of 44 Tests at an average of 44.44. During this, his strike rate has been 74.03. Pant has so far scored 15 half-centuries and eight centuries in Tests. He is far ahead of both Gilchrist and Dhoni in terms of scoring runs. However, Gilchrist was ahead of him after 44 Tests in average, strike rate and half-centuries. Gilchrist scored 2940 runs in 62 innings of 44 Tests at an excellent average of 58.80. During this, his strike rate was 82.65. Gilchrist scored 16 half-centuries and eight centuries in 44 Tests. Dhoni was far behind the other two. He scored 2465 runs in 68 innings of 44 Tests at an average of 41.77. During this, his strike rate was 60.96. Dhoni had scored 17 half-centuries and four centuries after 44 Tests.
Players | innings | Runs | Average | Strike Rate | 50s/100s |
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Rishabh pant | 77 | 3200 | 44.44 | 74.03 | 15/8 |
Adam Gilchrist | 62 | 2940 | 58.80 | 82.65 | 16/8 |
Ms Dona | 68 | 2465 | 41.77 | 60.96 | 17/4 |