IND vs Eng 3rd Test: Injured but invincible – Rishabh Pant broke MS Dhoni’s record in Lord’s. Cricket news
Rishabh Pant has once again shown that he is one of the best wicketkeeper-batsmen that India has ever seen. On 2 of Lord’s Test against England, Pants became the most run-scorer by an Asian wicketkeeper in a single army Test series.Most run by Asian Wks in Army Test Series 361 – Rishabh Pant in Ing (2025)* 350 – Rishabh Pant in AUS (2018) 349 – MS Dhoni in Ang (2014) 349 – Rishabh Pant in Ing (2021) 321 – Farokh Engineer in NZ (1968)
With his fluent knock with KL Rahul, Pant proceeded by 361 runs in the running series – a new record. He overtook his previous best 350 in Australia in 2018, and also overtaken MS Dhoni’s 349 in England in 2014. Pants also built 349 in England in 2021. This time, he did so despite the pain. On 1 day, the pants injured their finger and did not take the ground after that. But when the time came to bat, they did not show any signs of keeping it back. He looked fast from the beginning, playing his common mixture of attacking stroke and smart placements.
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In response to England’s 387, India lost three wickets for just 65. While Rahul kept things calm, the pants added energy at the other end. It was another reminiscent of how important the pants are for this Indian team. He comes with great performance under difficult foreign conditions, whether it is Australia or England.
