Rishabh Pant Rewrites Record Books at Headingley

Rishabh Pant delivered a landmark performance at Headingley, rewriting multiple records with the bat. The wicketkeeper-batter scored 134 and 118 in the two innings, becoming only the second wicketkeeper in Test history — after Andy Flower in 2001 — to hit centuries in both innings of a match.

His 252-run aggregate is now the highest by an Indian wicketkeeper in a single Test, eclipsing Budhi Kunderan’s 230 from 1964. It also ranks as the fourth-highest overall by any wicketkeeper in Test cricket.

Pant’s twin hundreds took his career Test century count to eight, drawing him level with England's Les Ames. Among wicketkeepers, only Adam Gilchrist (17) and Andy Flower (12) have more.

He also matched the record for most Test centuries (4) by a wicketkeeper in England — tied with Alec Stewart and Matt Prior — and set the record for the most by a visiting wicketkeeper in a single country.

India’s batting display in the match was historic in itself, with five players — Jaiswal, Gill, Rahul, and Pant (twice) — scoring centuries. It marked the first time India recorded five hundreds in a single Test, a feat only previously achieved by Australia in an away Test in 1955.

Pant capped off his stunning outing by smashing nine sixes, equaling the record for the most in a Test in England, shared with Andrew Flintoff (2005) and Ben Stokes (2023).

In a match where records tumbled, Pant stood tall — reaffirming his place as one of the most dynamic wicketkeeper-batters in modern Test cricket.