Despite the injury, Rishabh Pant’s fire, beaten Rohit Sharma and also equaled this record of number-1 and Sehwag in WTC
Rishabh Pant Records: On the second day of the fourth Test at Old Trafford, Manchester, Rishabh Pant made two big records despite being injured. He hit 54 runs (3 fours, 2 sixes) and Rohit Sharma, scoring the most runs in the World Test Championship for India, scoring 54 runs in a total of 75 balls in the innings. At the same time, Virender got a new place in India’s Test history by matching a big record of Sehwag.
Indian wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant made history during the fourth Test against England at Old Trafford, Manchester on Thursday, 24 July. The 27 -year -old Pant not only made a record of scoring the most runs for India in the World Test Championship (WTC), but also equaled Virender Sehwag’s Test Sixes Record.
Pant needed 40 runs to become the top run-scorer for India in WTC, leaving behind Rohit Sharma (2716 runs). He achieved this milestone in the second day of the second day. This is his 38th match of WTC for India and now he has recorded 2731 runs.
The highest run in WTC history for India (Top-5)
- Rishabh Pant – 2731 runs (38 matches)
- Rohit Sharma – 2716 runs (40 matches)
- Virat Kohli – 2617 runs (46 matches)
- Shubman Gill – 2512 runs (36 matches)
- Ravindra Jadeja – 2232 runs (43 matches)
Not only this, Pant scored 54 runs (3 fours, 2 sixes) off 75 balls and during this time he scored the highest in Test cricket for Virender Sehwag’s India. Also equaled the records with 90 Sixes. The only difference was that Sehwag found this position in 103 Tests, while Pant touched it in only 47 Tests.
Test cricket for India the highest sixes (Top-5)
- Rishabh Pant – 90 Six (47 Tests)
- Virender Sehwag – 90 Six (103 Tests)
- Rohit Sharma – 88 Six (67 Tests)
- Mahendra Singh Dhoni – 78 Six (90 Tests)
- Ravindra Jadeja – 74 Six (84 Tests,
Despite the injury on the first day of the match, Pant came out to bat again after Shardul Thakur was dismissed. His combative innings and records can prove to be very important for India in this match (where the team is behind in the series).
