Rishabh Pant Rewrites Record Books at Headingley

Rishabh Pant delivered a landmark performance at Headingley, rewriting multiple records with the bat. The wicketkeeper-batter scored 134 and 118 in the two innings, becoming only the second wicketkeeper in Test history mdash; after Andy Flower in 2001 mdash; to hit centuries in both innings of a match.

His 252-run aggregate is now the highest by an Indian wicketkeeper in a single Test, eclipsing Budhi Kunderans 230 from 1964. It also ranks as the fourth-highest overall by any wicketkeeper in Test cricket.

Pants twin hundreds took his career Test century count to eight, drawing him level with England#39;s Les Ames. Among wicketkeepers, only Adam Gilchrist (17) and Andy Flower (12) have more.

He also matched the record for most Test centuries (4) by a wicketkeeper in England mdash; tied with Alec Stewart and Matt Prior mdash; and set the record for the most by a visiting wicketkeeper in a single country.

Indias batting display in the match was historic in itself, with five players mdash; Jaiswal, Gill, Rahul, and Pant (twice) mdash; scoring centuries. It marked the first time India recorded five hundreds in a single Test, a feat only previously achieved by Australia in an away Test in 1955.

Pant capped off his stunning outing by smashing nine sixes, equaling the record for the most in a Test in England, shared with Andrew Flintoff (2005) and Ben Stokes (2023).

In a match where records tumbled, Pant stood tall mdash; reaffirming his place as one of the most dynamic wicketkeeper-batters in modern Test cricket.