Follow UsIt was in 2018 in England only that Rishabh Pant hit his second-ever ball in Test cricket for a six. Since then, the Indian wicketkeeper-batter has had a stellar record, scoring 954 runs in England at an average of 45.42.
It’s no secret that he loves batting there, and in the ongoing Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, he has already scored enough runs to become the visiting wicketkeeper batter with the most runs in a Test series. He went past Tom Blundell’s record of 383 runs, which he scored in 2022, as soon as he scored the 42nd run in the second innings during the third Test at Lord’s.
He scored freely despite being in pain on many occasions due to his left index finger, which was bruised while keeping in the first innings. He batted in the classic Pant way, coming down the track and moving across the pitch against both the pacers and spinners alike.
In the process, he equalled MS Dhoni’s record for most 50+ scores by a visiting keeper in England in Tests. Meanwhile, he also brought up his third-century partnership with KL Rahul in just four innings, which is just mind-blowing for a batting pair that haven’t batted together a lot in Test cricket.
After hitting Shoaib Bashir for a six in the 62nd over, Pant also now has the most sixes against England by a Test batter, going past the great Viv Richards. The left-hander scored 74 runs before getting run out just before the end of the first session.
Most runs for a visiting keeper in a Test series in England
387* - Rishabh Pant, IND tour of ENG 2025
383 - Tom Blundell, NZ tour of ENG 2022
350 - Wayne Phillips, The Ashes 1985
349 - MS Dhoni, IND tour of ENG 2014
349 - Rishabh Pant, IND tour of ENG 2021
Most 50+ scores for a visiting keeper in England in Tests
8* - Rishabh Pant (20 inns)
8 - MS Dhoni (23 inns)
7 - John Waite (27 inns)
6 - Rod Marsh (35 inns)
Most 50+ scores for an Indian wicket keeper in SENA
13* - Rishabh Pant (53 inns)
13 - MS Dhoni (60 inns)
7 - Farokh Engineer (33 inns)
5 - Kiran More (24 inns)
Most 6s against England in Tests
36* - Rishabh Pant (IND)
34 - Vivian Richards (WI)
30 - Tim Southee (NZ)
27 - Yashasvi Jaiswal (IND)
Most century partnerships in an India vs England Test series
4 - Alastair Cook & Kevin Pietersen (9 inns)
3 - KL Rahul & Rishabh Pant (4 inns)
3 - Moeen Ali & Joe Root (16 inns)
3 - Michael Atherton & Graham Gooch (7 inns)
3 - Joe Root & Jonny Bairstow (21 inns)
3 - Ian Bell & Kevin Pietersen (10 inns)