Rishabh Pant created history by scoring a ‘unique century’, the first Indian wicketkeeper to do so in the World Test Championship
Rishabh Pant
IND vs AUS 1st Test: Rishabh Pant played an excellent inning of 37 runs in the first innings of the first Test match against Australia. He did not bat in the second innings. But he has scored a unique century with his strong fielding. Pant is counted among the best Indian wicketkeepers and his agility on the field is worth seeing. He is also seen standing behind the wicket and giving instructions to the bowlers.
Rishabh Pant did wonders
In the first innings against Australia, he took catches of Alex Carey, Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc. With this he has completed his 100 dismissals (catch + stumping) in the history of the World Test Championship. Before him, no Indian wicketkeeper had been able to complete 100 dismissals in the World Test Championship. Now Pant has made this big record in his name.
Alex Carey is on top
Rishabh Pant has become the third wicketkeeper in the history of the World Test Championship to complete 100 dismissals. Before him, Alex Carey (137 dismissals) and Joshua da Silva (108 dismissals) had done this. Pant has taken 87 catches and 13 stumpings in the WTC so far.
Wicketkeeper with most dismissals in World Test Championship:
Alex Carey: 137 (125 catches and 12 stumpings)
Joshua Da Silva: 108 (103 catches and 5 stumpings)
Rishabh Pant: 100 (87 catches and 13 stumpings)
Tom Blundell: 90 (78 catches and 12 stumpings)
Mohammad Rizwan: 87 (80 catches and 7 stumpings)
Made debut in year 2018
Rishabh Pant had made his debut for the Indian team in the year 2018. After this, he has played 39 test matches for Team India so far, in which he has scored 2730 runs. Pant has recorded 6 centuries and 14 half-centuries in Tests. He is known for his explosive batting and is adept at changing the course of the match in just a few balls.
Rahul and Jaiswal scored half centuries
Against Australia, captain Jasprit Bumrah won the toss and decided to bat first. After this Team India had scored only 150 runs. After this Australia scored 104 runs in the first innings. In this way, Team India got a lead of 46 runs on the basis of first innings. Team India has scored 172 runs in the second innings with the help of KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal. In this way, Team India’s total lead has become 218 runs.
