Rishabh Pant surpasses MS Dhoni with these dual Test feats
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Rishabh Pant scored a superb 134-run knock versus England in the Headingley Test. Resuming Day 2 on 65*, Pant went on to get to his 7th Test century before perishing for 134. One major highlight of India's batting was the 209-run stand shared between Shubman Gill and Pant. Meanwhile, Pant has surpassed the legendary MS Dhoni with two unique feats in Tests for India.
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Most Test tons for India as a designated keeper
As mentioned, Pant slammed his 7th Test century. He now owns the most hundreds by a designated wicketkeeper for India, surpassing Dhoni. Former Indian skipper and keeper, Dhoni, hit 6 Test centuries in his career. Meanwhile, former keeper Wriddhiman Saha follows Pant and Dhoni with three tons. Most Test centuries by designated WKs (India): 7 Rishabh Pant 6 MS Dhoni 3 Wriddhiman Saha
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Pant goes past Dhoni's sixes tally for India in Tests
Pant's 134 from 178 balls had six sixes and 12 fours. With his six sixes, Pant has raced to a tally of 79 for India. Notably, he went past Dhoni, who hit 78 sixes in his Test career. Dhoni played 90 Tests, scoring 4,876 runs.