Rishabh Pant made history at Headingley during the first Test between India and England by scoring a century in both innings of the match. He became only the second wicketkeeper in Test history to do this, after Zimbabwe’s Andy Flower, who scored two hundreds (142 & 199*) against South Africa at Harare in 2001.
In the first innings, Pant scored a powerful 134 runs off 178 balls, hitting 12 boundaries and 6 sixes. After reaching his hundred, he celebrated in his usual fun style with a somersault on the field, making fans and commentators cheer loudly.
In the second innings, Pant scored another brilliant 118 runs from 140 balls, this time with 15 fours and 3 sixes. But instead of another somersault, he surprised everyone with a different celebration. He copied footballer Dele Alli’s famous “eye” gesture, which quickly went viral on social media.
Pant’s twin centuries helped India stay strong in the match and added to his growing list of records. He now has the most Test centuries by an Indian wicketkeeper, going past MS Dhoni.
With two fantastic centuries, two unique celebrations, and a spot in the record books, Rishabh Pant has once again shown why he is one of the most exciting players in world cricket.
Rishabh Pant completes 150 dismissals in Test cricket
Meanwhile, Team India's vice-captain completed a massive milestone as far as his keeping statistics go, completing 150 dismissals in the format on day 3. The landmark came after Prasidh Krishna got Ollie Pope to nick off for 106. The southpaw took one more catch on day 3 when Stokes edged one off Mohammed Siraj's bowling in the 65th over of the innings.
Despite those two scalps, Harry Brook continued to score freely as the home side went to lunch at 327/5 after beginning at 209/3. The home side were eventually bowled out for 465, whittling down India's lead by 6 runs. India finished day 3 at 90/2, holding a 96-run lead.
