Rishabh Pant scripted history as he became the first Indian wicket-keeper to score a century in Australia as he smashed an unbeaten 159 to help India reach 622/7 against Australia in the fourth and final Test in Sydney.
Risabh Pant blitzkrieg included 15 fours and one six, but it wasn't mindless slogging as he first settled in to give support to Cheteshwar Pujara. After Pujara's dismissal, the Delhi lad took the attack to Australia and started dealing in boundaries, reaching his second Test ton.
The 21-year-old also overtook MS Dhoni's 148 against Pakistan to register the highest score by an Indian wicket-keeper in Tests away from home.
It was also Pant's highest total in his short career so far, beating the 114 he scored against England at Edgbaston.
Overall, Pant's 159 was the second-highest by a wicket-keeper in Australia, behind AB de Villiers, who smashed 169 in Perth.
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List of Records Created By Risabh Pant on his maiden Test match Century
4 – Pant is only the 4th Indian to complete his maiden century in Test cricket by hitting a six. The other three players before him were Kapil Dev, Irfan Pathan and Harbhajan Singh.
20y 338d – The Delhi lad’s age coming into this Test match. He is the 2nd youngest Indian wicketkeeper to score a Test century. Ajay Ratra was 20 years and 148 days old when he made an unbeaten 115 against West Indies in St John’s in 2002.
114 – His 114-run knock is the 3rd highest score by a wicketkeeper in the fourth innings of a Test. Adam Gilchrist scored an unbeaten 149 against Pakistan in 1999 Hobart Test while Moin Khan scored 117* against Sri Lanka in 1995.
117 – Pant’s 117-ball century is the 2nd fastest Test century by an Indian in the 4th innings of a Test match. Sourav Ganguly’s 106-ball effort in the 1999 Hamilton Test match against New Zealand is the fastest.
117 – The century that he accomplished in 117 deliveries is the 2nd fastest century in Test cricket by an Indian in England. During the 1990 tour of England, the then Indian captain Mohammad Azharuddin took 87 balls for his century at Lord’s.
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