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Despite being injured in the fourth Test against England, Rishabh Pant played a brilliant innings of 54 runs. During this time, he scored the record of the highest run and 50+ score as wicketkeeper in a Test series. His passion became an example for everyone.
Delhi: Indian team wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant batted brilliantly despite injury on the second day of the fourth Test against England on July 24, Thursday. After the injury on Wednesday, Pant came to play by 37 runs and scored 54 runs in 75 balls. In this innings, he hit three fours and two sixes. As soon as he landed on the field, he made many big records.
The most special record was that in a Test series, the record of the highest runs by a wicketkeeper-batsman in England is now in the name of Rishabh Pant. He has scored 479 runs in this series so far. Earlier this record was named after Alec Stewart of England who scored 464 against South Africa in 1998.
Wicketkeeper-batsman’s most runs in a Test series in England:
Run | Player | against | Year |
---|---|---|---|
479* | Rishabh Pant | England | 2025 |
464 | Alec stewart | South Africa | 1998 |
415* | Jamie Smith | India | 2025 |
387 | Johnny Bairstow | Sri Lanka | 2016 |
Apart from this, Pant in a Test series as an Indian wicketkeeper Most often 50+ score Has also made a record of making. He has scored more than 50 runs in this series so far. Earlier, MS Dhoni and Farooq Engineer did this 4-4 times.
Indian wicketkeeper’s highest 50+ scores in a Test series:
50+ score | Player | against | Year |
---|---|---|---|
5* | Rishabh Pant | England | 2025 |
4 | Farrukh Engineer | England | 1972/73 |
4 | MS Dhoni | Australia | 2008/09 |
4 | MS Dhoni | England | 2014 |
Not only this, in the Test matches played on the land of England, the highest 50+ score for India has also become the name of Rishabh Pant. This was his 9th 50+ score in England. Earlier this record was in the name of MS Dhoni, who did this 8 times.
Wicketkeeper’s highest 50+ score on foreign land (Top 6):
50+ score | Player | Country (where performed) |
---|---|---|
9* | Rishabh Pant | England |
8 | MS Dhoni | England |
7 | John Wet | England |
6 | Rod marsh | England |
6 | Gary alexander | Australia |
6 | Andy Flower, Sarfraz Ahmed | India, Sri Lanka |
After this, Rishabh Pant has now become the highest run -scorer for India in the World Test Championship (WTC).
So far, Pant has scored 2731 runs in WTC. He has surpassed Rohit Sharma in this case, whose names are 2716 runs. Rohit Sharma retired from Test cricket in May 2025. He last played the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in 2024-25, where his performance was poor.
The highest run -scorer for India in the World Test Championship:
Run | Player |
---|---|
2731 | Rishabh Pant |
2716 | Rohit Sharma |
2617 | Virat Kohli |
2512 | Shubman Gill |
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