Rishabh Pant Records: In the third Test being played at Lord’s between India and England, Rishabh Pant once again showed why he is special. Playing in a rampant style, he demolished several records with the bat and recorded his name in history. Whether it is a matter of sixes or on every front of the records of wicketkeeper batsmen, Pant’s fire showed. This innings has once again included him among the most exciting faces of Test cricket.
Indian wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant played a brilliant innings of 74 off 112 balls in the first innings of Lord’s Test on Saturday, July 12 and shared a precious 141-run partnership with KL Rahul. But this innings was not limited to only runs, Pant also made many big records in his name.
1. The most sixes against England
Pant hit two sixes in this innings and made a record of hitting the most sixes in Test cricket against England. He left behind West Indies veteran Viv Richards, named 34 sixes. Pant has now had 36 sixes against England.
Most sixes in Tests against England:
Rishabh Pant – 36
Viv Richards – 34
Tim Southee – 30
Yashasvi Jaiswal – 27
Shubman Gill – 26
2. Most sixes from India in Test
Pant now has a total of 88 sixes in the Test, which has equaled Rohit Sharma’s record. Now only Virender Sehwag (91) is ahead of him in this list.
Most sixes for India in Tests:
Virender Sehwag – 91
Rishabh Pant – 88
Rohit Sharma – 88
MS Dhoni – 78
Ravindra Jadeja – 72
3. MS Dhoni beaten
Pant has now become the highest run -scorer for India in Tests against England. He overtook MS Dhoni, who scored 1157 runs in 21 Tests. Pant has now scored 1158 runs in 12 Tests.
The highest run of wicketkeepers in India-England Test:
Rishabh Pant – 1158* Run (12 Tests)
MS Dhoni – 1157 runs (21 Tests)
4. Foreign wicketkeeper who scored the most runs in England
Not only this, Pant has also set a record of scoring the most runs in a Test series as a foreign wicketkeeper in England. He overtook Tom Blondel of New Zealand.
The highest run by foreign wicketkeeper in a series in England:
384* – Rishabh Pant, 2025
383 – Tom Blundel, 2022
350 – Wayne Philips, 1985
349 – Rishabh Pant, 2021
349 – MS Dhoni, 2014
340 – Adam Gilchrist, 2001
