Rishabh Pant creates history in England, becomes 1st in 148 years of Test cricket to do this

India National Cricket Team superstar wicketkeeper-batsman and Test vice-captain Rishabh Pant has created history with his performances in England.

Rishabh Pant has become the first visiting wicketkeeper-batsman in the history of Test cricket to score 1000 runs on English soil.

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Rishabh Pant creates history

Pant absolutely loves batting in England irrespective of formats, and he has continued his golden run of form in the country in the ongoing Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy 2025.

He started off the tour on a historic note by hitting twin tons at Headingley in Leeds and has already crossed the 450-run mark. Rishabh Pant has maintained his consistency in England, and it has helped him achieve a remarkable milestone.

He has become the first visiting wicketkeeper-batsman to score 1000 runs in England in Test history. Before Pant arrived in Test cricket, the legendary MS Dhoni held the record for most runs by a visiting wicketkeeper-batsman in England.

Most Test runs by a visiting wicketkeeper-batsman in England:

1004* - Rishabh Pant (IND)

778 - MS Dhoni (IND)

773 - Rod Marsh (AUS)

684 - John Waite (SA)

624 - Ian Healy (AUS)

Overall, Rishabh Pant is the first wicketkeeper-batsman to aggregate 1000-plus Test runs in an away country, and he also occupies the second spot on that list with 879 runs in Australia. Also, he holds the record for most sixes by a wicketkeeper-batsman in a Test series.

Most sixes for a wicketkeeper-batsman in a Test series:

16* - Rishabh Pant, India tour of England 2025

12 - Denis Lindsay, Australia tour of South Africa 1966/67

12 - Adam Gilchrist, Australia tour of New Zealand 2005

11 - Jamie Smith, India tour of England 2025

'Unbelievable' Rishabh Pant hailed by Ex-England captain

During his stay in the middle, Rishabh Pant launched premier pacer Jofra Archer for a four with an outrageous shot. He swept Archer for four behind square on the leg-side and then attempted to reverse lap the England quick next delivery.

Looking at Pant playing outrageous cricket, the former England skipper Michael Atherton, while speaking on Sky Sports, said:

"That's an unbelievable shot from Pant. He got down on one knee and swept Archer as if he were a spinner."

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Meanwhile, the legendary Australia National Cricket Team skipper Ricky Ponting lauded Rishabh Pant, saying that he would be a critical man for India on Day 1. He elaborated:

"I think it's pretty even. The wicket didn't do much in the first session but England fought back in the second session. The most impressive thing was Dawson tying up one end. That allowed Stokes to bowl his seamers at the other end, and by tying up that end, the scoring rate hasn't got away. The third session is going to be a big one for both teams," Ricky Ponting said

"Pant is the critical man now for India. .I think he will go after Dawson, regardless of how the field is yet - it's how he plays his best cricket," he added.