Rishabh Pant becomes India’s No.1 in WTC History, surpasses MS Dhoni, Rohit Sharma

The 27-year-old India National Cricket Team wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant has rewritten history books with his batting performance in the fourth Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy 2025.

India Test vice-captain Rishabh Pant has shattered all-time records of the legendary MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma and topped the elite lists in Test cricket.

Warrior Rishabh Pant hits a fighting fifty at Old Trafford

Pant has had an awful time in the ongoing fourth Test match at Old Trafford in Manchester, but he has given it all on the field and scored crucial runs for the side.

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On Day 1 of the game, he suffered a foot injury and retired hurt. It was later found out that the wicketkeeper-batsman had fractured his foot and won't be able to keep wickets in the remainder of the game.

However, the BCCI announced that Pant will walk in to bat only if needed and Dhruv Jurel will be donning the gloves for the rest of the match.

Pant arrived in the middle on Day 2 after the dismissal of Shardul Thakur in the 102nd over. He was in significant pain after coming out to bat and was struggling to run.

However, he showcased great bravery and smashed a tremendous fifty. Pant slammed 54 runs off 75 balls, with three fours and two sixes, before Jofra Archer uprooted his off-stump.

The wicketkeeper-batsman's terrific knock helped him surpass Rohit Sharma and become India's leading run-getter in World Test Championship history. He also broke MS Dhoni’s Test records for most 50-plus scores in a Test series for an Indian wicketkeeper and most 50-plus scores by a visiting wicketkeeper-batsman in SENA in Tests.

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Full list of records created by Rishabh Pant

Most runs for India in WTC:

2731 - Rishabh Pant (67 Inngs)*

2716 - Rohit Sharma (69 Inngs)

2617 - Virat Kohli (79 Inngs)

2512 - Shubman Gill (66 Inngs)

2232 - Ravindra Jadeja (65 Inngs)

Most 50+ scores by an Indian wicketkeeper-batsman in a Test series:

5 - Rishabh Pant vs ENG, 2025*

4 - Farokh Engineer vs ENG, 1972/73

4 - MS Dhoni vs AUS, 2008/09

4 - MS Dhoni vs ENG, 2014

Most 50+ scores for a visiting wicketkeeper-batsman in SENA in Tests

14 - Rishabh Pant

13 - MS Dhoni

12 - John Waite

11 - Adam Gilchrist

10 - Dinesh Ramdin

Most sixes for India in Tests:

90* - Rishabh Pant (82 inns)

90 - Virender Sehwag (174 inns)

88 - Rohit Sharma (116 inns)

78 - MS Dhoni (144 inns)

Sachin Tendulkar in awe of Rishabh Pant's brave effort

God of Cricket, Sachin Tendulkar, took to X to praise the brave efforts of Pant and stated that it takes a great amount of grit and determination to do what the wicketkeeper-batsman did for the nation.

"Resilience is about playing through pain and rising above it. @RishabhPant17 showed tremendous character by walking back into the game with an injury and delivering a performance like that.

"His fifty is a powerful reminder of the grit and determination it takes to represent your country. A brave effort, and one that will be remembered for a long time. Well played, Rishabh!," the legendary India National Cricket Team batsman Sachin Tendulkar wrote on X.

Resilience is about playing through pain and rising above it.@RishabhPant17 showed tremendous character by walking back into the game with an injury and delivering a performance like that.

His fifty is a powerful reminder of the grit and determination it takes to represent… pic.twitter.com/OJ7amt9OAa

— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) July 24, 2025