Rishabh Pant Brings up His 21st Fifty with a Powerful Boundary on Day 2 of SL vs IND 2026 2nd Test
Pant’s 63 included a 95-metre six and moved him past Shubman Gill and MS Dhoni in two India Test records.
- On Monday, Rishabh Pant became India's highest run-scorer in ICC World Test Championship history, accumulating 2,948 runs from 42 Tests and surpassing captain Shubman Gill's 2,917 runs.
- Following an injury scare on Day 1 when Lahiru Kumara's bouncer struck his wrist, Pant returned to the crease on Day 2 of the Colombo Test determined to continue batting.
- The left-hander smashed a 95-metre six that damaged a solar panel on the stadium roof, while adding a crucial 112-run partnership with Dhruv Jurel during his entertaining knock.
- However, Pant was dismissed for 63 off 89 balls, holed out against Keshara Nuwantha on the first delivery after lunch, leaving India frustrated with an incomplete innings.
- Pant also surpassed legendary MS Dhoni to become India's highest run-scorer as a designated wicketkeeper in away or neutral Tests, joining elite company including Rohit Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja, and Virat Kohli.
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Rishabh Pant becomes India’s leading WTC run-scorer
India wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant surpassed Shubman Gill to become the country’s highest run-scorer in the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) during the second Test against Sri Lanka at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground on Monday.
Rishabh Pant scripts history, becomes India's top WTC run-scorer
Indian wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant has become the country's highest run-scorer in ICC World Test Championship history, surpassing Shubman Gill, and also overtook MS Dhoni as India's highest run-scorer as a designated wicketkeeper in away or neutral Tests.
Rishabh Pant surpasses Shubman Gill to become Indias leading WTC run-scorer - The Tribune
Indian wicketkeeper/batter Rishabh Pant continued his remarkable ascent through India's Test record books on Monday, surpassing captain Shubman Gill to become the country's highest run-scorer in ICC World Test Championship history.
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