India was 98 for 5, and it looked like England will get a chance to bat on the first day. But Jadeja and Pant’s batting stunned England. Both scored briskly. Pant and Jadeja scored 222runs of 239 balls. Rishabh Pant’s inning vs England once again proves it an era of Pinch hitters and unorthodox batters. Yesterday the England cricket team was shocked due to PANTGIRI.
The era of Unorthodox and Pinch Hitters:
Players like Smith, Marnus Labuschagne from Australia, Buttler, Bairstow, and stokes from England in the last decade. From India, Pant has proved an era of Unorthodox Players and Pinch Hitters.
Pant 146 runs pinch-hitting vs England:
When it comes to red-ball cricket, one batsman who has proved his talent is Pant. He is a man of crisis. In his short career of 31 test matches, he has achieved what no other wicketkeeper batters did in cricket history. Yes, it is too early to take him to the list of greats, but his knocks have already taken him to the lists of greats in just 31 matches. His fearless batting against all the bowlers has recently helped India win many test matches, especially abroad. Rishabh Pant’s inning vs England will be remember for long time.
Pant has scored a century in Africa, Australia, and England. You may question his talent in T20, but no one stands near Pant when it comes to Test cricket. Today no wicketkeeper in the world plays like him. You can say he is the next great of Cricket history like Gilchrist. He might takeover Gilchrist as best wicketkeeper-batsman if he plays for long.
Most number of sixes in Test cricket by a batsman:
Pant is also becoming the new six hitters of Cricket. He smashed four long sixes in his 146runs inning vs England. He is just one step behind in hitting sixes.
Pakistan Media on Pant inning vs England:
From England to Australia, even Pakistan praised the inning of Pant vs England. Pakistan Media Praising Rishabh Pant’s batting against England in 1st test. They said they had never seen such powerful, fearless batting. Latif said he is Brian Lara as the wicketkeeper of today’s era.
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