In the Lord”s Test, Rishabh Pant once again showed why he is called Team India”s most combative player. After being injured during wicketkeeping, it seemed that he might not come out to bat, but he returned to the field and played in a great style. After a slow start, he picked up the pace and completed his half-century in 87 balls. His batting was a perfect balance of restraint and attack.

SENA made history in countries, left Dhoni behind

Pant”s innings not only brought runs, but he also made his place in history. He has scored 50+ for the 13th time in Test cricket in the SENA countries (South Africa, England, New Zealand, and Australia). With this figure, he equaled Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who had scored 50 or more runs in these countries the same number of times. Pant has now become the wicketkeeper to score the most fifty in these countries. Players like Chandimal, Rizwan and Farokh Engineer are far behind him in this list, who have just 7-7 fifties to their name in SENA.

Pant-Rahul”s brilliant partnership

The partnership between Pant and KL Rahul strengthened the Indian innings. Together, the two batsmen shared a partnership of more than 100 runs, which was very important at that time as the team had suffered the initial setback. While Pant faced the English bowlers in an aggressive fashion, Rahul handled the innings wisely. Together they brought India”s score beyond 200. However, just before lunch, Pant was run out after scoring 74 runs, which also broke this partnership. Still, his contribution was very important.

Rishabh Pant has been consistently in good form in this series. In the first Test match, he had scored centuries in both innings and now he showed his class at Lord”s as well. His batting exudes confidence and he remains calm even under pressure. Seeing such a form, it can be said that Team India has got a reliable player in the middle order who can change the course of the match at any time.