Rishabh Pant 40 Runs Away From Breaking Rohit Sharma's Record Of Most Runs In...
Pant, who is India's first-choice wicketkeeper-batter in Tests, has 2677 runs to his credit in 37 World Test Championship matches played so far.
Wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant suffered a finger injury on Day 1 of the third India-England Test, which was played at Lord's from July 10 to 14, but despite that, he came out to bat in both innings and even scored 74 runs from 112 balls as a No. 5 batter on the third day. While there is still no clarity over his participation in the fourth Test against England starting July 23 in Manchester as wicketkeeper, he in all likelihood will feature in the must-win match for the Shubman Gill-led side.
Pant, who has 425 runs to his name in the ongoing series with the help of two centuries (134 and 118) and two half-centuries (65 and 74), will have a chance to create history at Old Trafford and enter his name in the record books.
If the left-handed batter, who made his Test debut in 2018, manages to score at least 40 runs in the fourth match, then he will become India's highest run getter in the World Test Championship (WTC).
As of now, Rohit Sharma is India's leading run getter in the WTC. The former India captain played 40 matches and, with the help of nine centuries and eight fifties, amassed a total of 2716 runs. On the other hand, Pant has 2677 runs to his credit in 37 matches. He has smacked six centuries and 15 half-centuries for Team India.
In addition to that, Pant, who is India's first-choice wicketkeeper-batter in Tests, will also have a chance to break the record of hitting the most sixes for India in Test cricket.
In 46 Test matches played so far for Team India, Pant has hammered 88 sixes so far, which puts him on level terms with Rohit Sharma (88 sixes in 67 Tests). Only Virender Sehwag has hammered more maximums in the five-day format of the game for India than Pant. During his 12-year-long Test career, Sehwag played 103 matches for India and smashed 90 sixes.
In addition to that, Sehwag also played one Test in 2005 for ICC World XI and hit one six, which took his tally of maximums to 91.
The world record for hitting the most sixes in Test cricket is held by England Test captain and legendary all-rounder Ben Stokes. Since making his Test debut in December 2013 against Australia in England, Stokes has played 114 matches and hammered 133 sixes.
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