Follow UsRishabh Pant continues to do wonders with the bat, as he's slammed yet another Test century for India. With that, he now has the most centuries by an Indian wicketkeeper-batter, going past MS Dhoni's six.
Dhoni had six centuries in 90 Tests, while Pant has gone past him in just 44 games. The 27-year-old got to the landmark in typical Pant fashion - charging down the track, and smashing off-spinner Shoaib Bashir over long-on with one hand coming off the bat handle.
7 - Rishabh Pant
6 - MS Dhoni
3 - Wriddhiman Saha
2 - Bhudi Kunderan
2 - Syed Kirmani
2 - Farokh Engineer
"Superb, Superb, Superb," is how Sunil Gavaskar described Pant's century. A massive praise after the former India captain criticised Pant for his rash batting and the way he threw his wicket away in Australia.
Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal are the other centurions in this game. This has therefore become only the sixth instance of three or more players scoring a century for India in an away Test.
Sunil Gavaskar (172), Kris Srikkanth (116) & Mohinder Amarnath (138) vs AUS, Sydney, 1986
Navjot Sidhu (111), Sachin Tendulkar (143) & Mohammad Azharuddin (126) vs SL, Colombo, 1997
Rahul Dravid (148), Sachin Tendulkar (193) & Sourav Ganguly (128) vs ENG, Leeds, 2002
Virender Sehwag (180), Rahul Dravid (146) & Mohammad Kaif (148*) vs WI, Gros Islet, 2006
Dinesh Karthik (129), Wasim Jaffer (138), Rahul Dravid (129) & Sachin Tendulkar (122*) vs BAN, Mirpur, 2007
Yashasvi Jaiswal (101), Shubman Gill (144*) & Rishabh Pant (105*) vs ENG, Leeds, 2025
On Day 1 of the Headingly Test, Pant went past 3,000 Test runs, only the second Indian wicketkeeper after Dhoni to do so. He has now broken yet another Dhoni record. With the way he is going, it certainly will not be the last.