India wicketkeeper batter Rishabh Pant marked his name in history books as he scored his second century of the ongoing Test match against England at Headingley, Leeds. Rishabh Pant became the second wicketkeeper batter in the history of the game to score twin centuries in a Test match. He joined Zimbabwe’s Andy Flower in an elite list, who achieved the feat back in 2001 vs South Africa in Harare. Pant also became the seventh Indian to accomplish the feat and the first wicketkeeper.
Earlier, he scored a magnificent 134 in the first innings and registered his seventh Test hundred, becoming the Indian wicketkeeper with the most centuries in Test cricket. Following his hundred in the second innings, Pant now has eight centuries in the longest format.
His innings was once again an edge-of-the-seat thriller for all viewers as his second delivery against Chris Woakes. Much to his good fortune, he got an outside edge which flew over slips for a boundary. The southpaw went on to survive two more close chances as a top edge flew towards the fine leg boundary for a four, and an inside edge on his pads helped him survive an lbw appeal.
He further took on Shoaib Bashir, hitting him for two sixes and moved into the 90s in no time. Having been dismissed seven times in the 90s in his career, Pant became a bit circumspect and began dealing in singles. Uncharacteristically, he took 22 deliveries to score his last five runs to complete his hundred and reached the landmark with a single against Shoaib Bashir. Unlike the first innings, Pant had a calm celebration as he didn’t attempt his famous back flip and hugged his batting partner KL Rahul.
