Rishabh Pant has set numerous international cricket records; other wicketkeepers are not comparable.

Delhi: Team India’s star wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant has turned 27 today. He was born on 4 October 1997 in Haridwar, Uttarakhand. The left-handed batsman, who debuted in international cricket in 2017, has many records in his name. Let us take a look at his top achievements –

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So far, Pant has scored 1209 runs (3 half-centuries) in 76 T20 matches, 871 runs (1 century, 5 half-centuries) in 31 ODIs and 2,432 runs (6 centuries, 11 half-centuries) in 35 Tests. In wicketkeeping, he has taken 136 dismissals in Tests, 28 in ODIs and 51 in T20Is.

Rishabh also holds the record for the fastest half-century as a wicketkeeper in Test cricket, which he scored in 28 balls against England in 2022. He is the only Indian wicketkeeper to score centuries against England, Australia and South Africa.

Pant has made Asian records by scoring 4 centuries and 25 sixes against SENA countries (South Africa, England, New Zealand, Australia). He is the youngest Indian to hit 100 international sixes. He accomplished this feat at the age of 24 years, 271 days.

Pant is the only Indian wicketkeeper to score 4 centuries against England and is also the first Indian wicketkeeper to make it to the top 10 in the ICC Test rankings.

Rishabh Pant is the first Asian wicketkeeper batsman to score a century in both Test and ODI in England. Along with this, Pant also holds the record of being the fastest Indian wicketkeeper to score 1,000, 1,500, and 2,000 runs in Test cricket. Pant has also made a record of taking maximum 7 catches in his Test debut match.

Rishabh Pant is the only Asian wicketkeeper batsman to score a century (159*) on Australian soil. Along with this, he is also the youngest wicketkeeper batsman to score 150 runs in SENA countries.

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