"One of the all-time greats" - Twitter reacts as Rishabh Pant hits historic twin tons in Headingley Test
Published - 23 Jun 2025, 08:44 PM | Updated - 23 Jun 2025, 08:47 PM
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The 27-year-old India National Cricket Team star wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant continued his stellar run with the bat in England in Test cricket.
On Monday, June 23, Rishabh Pant slammed his second consecutive ton in the first Test of the five-match series against the England National Cricket Team at Headingley in Leeds.
Rishabh Pant smashes twin tons
Pant, who is the second-most senior batter in the new Indian Test team, led his team from the front by playing exceptional knocks in both innings against the Ben Stokes-led side.
The Test vice-captain played in his classic style and played some unorthodox shots while falling on the ground, but hit a brilliant century in the first innings. He slammed 134 runs off 178 balls and helped the visitors register a huge score of 471 on the board.
Rishabh Pant continued his batting brilliance in the second innings, and in slightly tougher conditions, he showcased his very best and slammed yet another century.
He built a sensational partnership with KL Rahul and completed back-to-back hundreds in the 70th over, which was bowled by Shoaib Bashir.
On the fourth ball of the over, Shoaib Bashir bowled a length ball outside off-stump to Pant, who reached out and cut it away towards deep point for a single.
He was delighted after completing his century and took off his helmet, soaked in the applause, before hugging KL Rahul. Sunil Gavaskar was seen gesturing to Pant to do the somersault celebration, but the wicketkeeper-batsman denied the request and gestured that he would do it the next time.
With his twin tons in Leeds, Pant became the first Indian wicketkeeper to hit a hundred in each innings in a Test match and only the second wicketkeeper to hit twin hundreds in a Test match.
Special knock from a special player - Wasim Jaffer
As Pant hit twin tons in the Leeds Test against England, Wasim Jaffer praised Pant for achieving a special feat. Also, LSG owner Sanjiv Goenka and former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan lavished rich praise on the wicketkeeper-batsman.
"Incredible feat to score a hundred in each innings. Special knock from a special player. Take a bow @RishabhPant17 #ENGvIND," former India opener Wasim Jaffer stated on X.
"Two good! Back-to-back centuries for @RishabhPant17. Aggressive, audacious, brilliant. Only the second wicketkeeper in history to score a century in both innings of a Test. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Congratulations also to @klrahul for his hundred. #INDvsENG," Lucknow Super Giants owner Sanjiv Goenka stated via X.com.
"Back-to-back 💯s from Rishabh Pant! One innings, two halves. Two characters, one man — that’s Rishabh Pant for you. Brilliant stuff," former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan wrote on X.
Here is how fans and the cricket fraternity reacted after Rishabh Pant hit two tons in the Leeds Test:
The best part of Pant is he is so unpredictable not only in batting but in his celebrations. When everyone expected he will do a somersault, and despite Mr. Gavaskar asking him again and again, he politely refused to do so.
— Vimal कुमार (@Vimalwa) June 23, 2025
Predictably unpredictable! That is @RishabhPant17 for…
Incredible feat to score a hundred in each innings. Special knock from a special player. Take a bow @RishabhPant17 🙌🏻 #ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/gH5c0da3Q1
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) June 23, 2025
Two good! Back-to-back centuries for @RishabhPant17. Aggressive, audacious, brilliant. Only the second wicketkeeper in history to score a century in both innings of a Test. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
— Dr. Sanjiv Goenka (@DrSanjivGoenka) June 23, 2025
Congratulations also to @klrahul for his hundred. #INDvsENG pic.twitter.com/WhU12EYVhE
Magnificent by Pant
— James McCaghrey (@MccaghreyJames) June 23, 2025
Eight test tons
Only Gilchrist and Flower have more now
One of the all time greats
Back-to-back 💯s from Rishabh Pant! One innings, two halves. Two characters, one man — that’s Rishabh Pant for you. Brilliant stuff 👏🔥
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) June 23, 2025
People love to doubt, but Pant’s knock today was the perfect reply. AGGRESSION WITH SENSE that’s what makes him our best in the middle!
— Shivani Shukla (@iShivani_Shukla) June 23, 2025
The first one was so nice he decided it to do it twice in the same Test.
— Venkata Krishna B (@venkatatweets) June 23, 2025
Two centuries in the match for Rishabh Pant - only the second keeper-batsman in Test history to achieve the feat!#ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/EfuRDddUh9
— CricBlog ✍ (@cric_blog) June 23, 2025
We've got Pant! Rishabh Pant. I just don't think we understand!
— Nikhil 🏏 (@CricCrazyNIKS) June 23, 2025
Twin tons, Headingley is pure bliss. Absolute incredible effort!
Truly blessed to watch this lad play Test cricket, absolute ride, the essence of sports.
Rishabh Pant, Test cricket is his home! pic.twitter.com/Eq80Z93jbW
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