Rishabh Pant Creates History as First Indian Keeper with Twin Test Centuries.

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On 23 June 2025 at Headingley, Leeds, Rishabh Pant became the first Indian wicketkeeper to score centuries in both innings of a Test match, achieving historic twin tons (134 & 118) against England, marking a landmark moment in Indian cricket.


      - Pant’s remarkable performance in the first innings included a blistering 134 off 178 balls, featuring 12 fours and 6 sixes, taking India to a commanding position. His continued form in the second innings with 118 runs underlined his exceptional batting prowess and resilience.

      - This achievement made him only the second wicketkeeper-batsman in Test history—after Zimbabwe’s Andy Flower in 2001—to hit centuries in both innings of the same Test and the first Indian to accomplish the feat on English soil.

      - Notably, Pant's cumulative 252 runs surpassed Sri Lankan great Kumar Sangakkara’s Asian record, where Sangakkara had amassed 244 in a match, making Pant’s twin centuries even more momentous.

Main Point :-   (i) Cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar urged Pant to perform his signature somersault celebration after his second century, adding a light-hearted personal touch to this historic milestone. Pant graciously declined, focusing on the significance of the achievement.

      (ii) Former cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar praised Pant’s feat, calling him "India's greatest wicketkeeper-batter ever," highlighting this performance among his seven Test centuries and framing it as a game-changing moment.

(iii) Pant’s twin centuries helped India set a target of 371 in the fourth innings, placing England under pressure at 21/0 by stumps, with day five set for a thrilling conclusion.

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