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In the Handingley Test, Rishabh Pant scored history by scoring a century in both innings. Greg Chappell compared him to Gilchrist and described him as the new face of modern cricket.
Delhi: Former Australian cricketer Greg Chappell has praised Indian wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant. In the Handingley Test against England, Pant surprised everyone with his best batting. Chappell said that Pant is defining cricket in a new way and he is playing this game in a new way.
History scored by scoring a century in both innings
In this match, 25 -year -old Pant made history by scoring a brilliant century in both innings. He has become the second wicketkeeper in the world to score a century in both innings in Test cricket. He scored 134 runs in the first innings and scored 118 runs in the second innings. He won the hearts of everyone with this performance.
Pant’s batting is going to win the match
Greg Chappell said that the speed with which Pant scores runs, Team India gets time to win the match. He told that Pant plays some shots which are not in traditional cricket books. According to the chapel, with the help of today’s modern bats, such shots have been possible. He also said that it is very exciting to see Pant.
Pant reminds of Gilchrist
Chappell said that when he saw Pant playing for the first time, he remembered Australia’s great wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist. Although the style of playing both the players is different, but their effect is the same on the team. Chappell said that Pant can already do anything with the ball. They also go ahead against the fast bowlers and hit a sixes or play ramp shots. Their unpridged batting keeps the opposition team under pressure.
Important partnerships with Gill and Rahul
In the first innings, Pant along with captain Shubman Gill shared a 209 -run partnership for the fourth wicket. He hit 12 fours and 6 sixes in a brilliant innings of 134 runs. In the second innings, he added 195 runs with KL Rahul and scored 118 runs during this which included 15 fours and 3 sixes.
Dhoni also left behind
During this match, Pant overtook MS Dhoni by becoming the wicketkeeper who scored the most centuries from India in Tests. He has scored the most centuries in Tests so far, which is a big achievement for any Indian wicketkeeper.
Despite the best performance, India faces defeat
This was Pant’s best performance of his career but Team India could not win. England easily achieved a huge target of 371 runs in the fourth innings and took a 1-0 lead in the series. Despite this, Pant’s batting made the match memorable.
