New Delhi: When it looked like India are in trouble, Rishabh Pant held his nerves under pressure and notched up a well-deserved century to put the visitors back on track on Day 1 of the 5th and Final Test at Edgbaston on Friday.
Pant once again came down to bat at No.5 and at this position he scored yet another 50+ score, his 6th in the last 8 innings.
Rishabh Pant in Test cricket has:
2 fifty & 1 hundred in Aus.
1 fifty & 2 hundred in Eng.
1 hundred in Sa.— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) July 1, 2022
India were struggling at 96 for 5 at one stage and then Rishabh Pant scored 50 from 51 balls, accompanied by his partner Ravindra Jadeja from the other side. Apart from his emphatic century, Rishabh Pant becomes the youngest Indian cricketer at the age of 24 years to smash as many as 100 sixes in international cricket.
The 24-year old southpaw got to his hundred in just 89 deliveries, which included as many as 15 boundaries and a solitary maximum. He now has the fastest hundred by a Indian wicket-keeper batsman in Test cricket. Ravindra Jadeja also scored his half-century in 108 deliveries to give India a firm hold on the game after losing half of their side a bit early in the innings.
A special 💯 from @RishabhPant17 👌👏💯
This is his 5th in Test cricket and has come at a crucial moment for #TeamIndia
Live – https://t.co/LL20D1K7si #ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/Ajd0PgFrPZ
— BCCI (@BCCI) July 1, 2022
Century by Rishabh Pant – this has been a world class stuff by Pant. India were in a deep trouble when he came, but the way he’s played is an absolute champion effort.
Take a bow, Pant! pic.twitter.com/BnJJxsFNoC
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) July 1, 2022
