Rishabh Pant Surpasses Shubman Gill to Become India's Leading WTC Run-Scorer
Rishabh Pant reached 2,948 World Test Championship runs in 42 Tests and also overtook MS Dhoni as India’s top wicketkeeper in away and neutral Tests.
- On Monday, Rishabh Pant surpassed Shubman Gill to become India's highest run-scorer in ICC World Test Championship history during the 2nd Test against Sri Lanka in Colombo.
- Pant accumulated 2,948 runs across 42 Tests, moving 31 runs clear of Gill's previous record of 2,917, also accumulated in 42 matches.
- The 28-year-old scored 63 runs before Keshara Nuwantha dismissed him with the first delivery of the afternoon session on Day 2 of the Test.
- Pant also surpassed Dhoni to become India's highest run-scorer as a designated wicketkeeper in away or neutral Tests with more than 2,500 runs.
- Among other top Indian batters, former skipper Rohit Sharma holds 2,716 runs from 40 Tests, followed by Ravindra Jadeja with 2,675 from 50 and Virat Kohli with 2,617 from 46.
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Rishabh Pant scored 63 runs off 89 balls in the Colombo Test, making him India's leading run-scorer in the World Test Championship. Pant has 2,948 runs in 42 matches, while Shubman Gill has 2,917. Rohit Sharma (2,716) and Virat Kohli (2,617) are close behind.
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.
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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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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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