2024-09-21 18:45:30
Chennai: Rishabh Pant scored a brilliant century while returning to Test cricket after 634 days. Pant was out after scoring 39 runs in the first innings of the first Test against Bangladesh. Now in the second innings, he completed his sixth century in 124 balls. He was out after scoring 109 runs in 128 balls. With this, he also equaled former great captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni (six centuries).76 out of 109 runs came from boundaries
Rishabh Pant, who has been a victim of nervous nineties seven times, hit 13 fours and four sixes during his century innings. With this, India’s lead over Bangladesh crossed 450 runs at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. Rishabh Pant and Shubman Gill, who were batting together for the first time in Test cricket, shared a 167-run partnership for the fourth wicket. This is the second-highest partnership in the third innings for India at this stadium. The first is Mohinder Amarnath and Mohammad Azharuddin (190 vs ENG).
equals Dhoni’s record
Rishabh Pant, who made his Test debut against England in England at the age of just 20, has equaled Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s big record. Now he has become the wicketkeeper batsman to score the most centuries for India along with Dhoni. Dhoni had played 144 innings to score six Test centuries while Rishabh Pant achieved this feat in just 58 innings.
came out from the jaws of death
Rishabh Pant was going from Delhi to Roorkee to meet his family, when on 30 December 2022, his car went out of control in Mohammadpur Jat Area near Roorkee, first hit the divider and then burned to ashes. In this accident, Rishabh Pant suffered severe injuries to his head, knee and calf, after which he underwent several surgeries in Mumbai. Experts had said that now Rishabh Pant would hardly be able to play cricket, but this young wicketkeeper did not lose courage and today, on the basis of hard work, he made a place in the Indian team again. He was also a part of the Indian team that won the T20 World Cup two months ago.