India’s wicket-keeper-son Rishabh Pant set his eyes on history, when the second test against England would begin in Edgbaston. After his breathtaking back-to-back centuries in the series opener in Headingley, Pant is now just one ton from overseeing Virat Kohli in a special list. Pants’s aggressive batting provoked England bowlers in the first Test, where they broke 134 and 118 in two innings. However, despite its hero, India failed to protect the target of 371 as England followed it with five wickets to go up 1-0 in the five-match series. On going to the second Test, Pants scored five centuries against England in tests – similar to Kohli. Another century in Birmingham will take him to a level with Kohli and Mohammad Azharuddin, who have six tests against England centuries. Only Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid have more than seven each.
The record of pants in England speaks of his ability to combat English conditions. In only 10 tests and 19 innings, he has scored an average of 808 runs on average 42.52 with four centuries and two fifty.Quiz: Who is that IPL player? If the pant scores another hundred in Edgbaston, it will also become a seventh visiting batter for the slam in three gradual trials in England for centuries. The list of aristocrats includes legends like Don Bradman, Brian Lara and Rahul Dravid. Dravid remains the only Indian to achieve it, back in 2002. In search of a level of chain for India, the form of pants may be a decisive factor in Edgbaston. Everyone’s eyes will be on whether the left -handed people can break more records, keeping India’s hopes alive.
