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From Gill To Pant: Key Records Broken In India's Dominating 1st Innings At Headingley

Kaushik Kashyap

Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant. [Source - BCCI/x.com]Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant. [Source - BCCI/x.com]

India’s batting unit came out all guns blazing in the opening Test against England at Headingley, Leeds, rewriting the record books with a flurry of milestones. From individual brilliance to breathtaking team work, the Indian batters put on a show that left fans and statisticians in awe.

Several long-standing records tumbled as Indian batters stamped their authority in style, posting a formidable 471-run first innings total. Here, we take a closer look at all the major batting records the Indian players shattered during their dominant display in the first Test so far.

Rishabh Pant now has Most Test Centuries by an Indian Wicket-Keeper - 7

Rishabh Pant notched up his seventh Test hundred in the first Test against England at Headingley, surpassing MS Dhoni’s tally of six to become the Indian wicketkeeper with the most centuries in Test cricket. It’s another milestone in Pant’s growing legacy as one of India’s finest Test keeper-batters in history.

Rishabh Pant Bringing up his Hundred With a Six for the Third Time in Test - 3

Rishabh Pant has reached his Test century with a six for the third time in his Test career. Among Indians, only Sachin Tendulkar (6) and Rohit Sharma (3) have done it as often as Pant.

Moreover, Since 2002, no batter has reached his Test century with a six more often than Pant. Chris Gayle, Brendon McCullum, Kumar Sangakkara, Rohit Sharma and Kusal Mendis are few other names who have also done it three times during this period.

Instance of Three Centuries in an Indian Innings of a Test Match Played in England - 2

Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, and Rishabh Pant became just the second Indian trio to hit centuries in a single Test innings on English soil. The first instance came at Headingley back in 2002, when Indian batting legends Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, and Sourav Ganguly achieved the same feat at the very same venue.

Instance of Three Centuries in an Indian Innings of a Test Match Played Away from Home - 6

The centuries from Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, and Rishabh Pant at Headingley against England marked only the sixth instance of three Indian batters scoring hundreds in a single away Test innings. The last time India achieved this rare feat away from home was in Mirpur against Bangladesh back in 2007.

Rishabh Pant now has Most Test Centuries by a visiting Wicket-Keeper in England - 3

Rishabh Pant’s century at Headingley is also his third in England, making him the only visiting wicketkeeper with three Test hundreds on English soil. No one else has even more than one century as visiting keeper-batter in England. Globally, only Les Ames (in West Indies) and Andy Flower (in India) share this rare achievement of three centuries with Pant.

Second Highest Score by an Indian on Captaincy Debut - 147

It's been a remarkable beginning for Shubman Gill as Indian Test captain as his magnificent 147-run innings at Headingley is the second-highest score by an Indian on Test captaincy debut, trailing only behind Vijay Hazare’s unbeaten 164 against England way back in the year 1951.

Rishabh Pant Hits Most Sixes in an Innings of a Test Match In England by a Visiting Batter - 6

Rishabh Pant smashed six sixes during his explosive knock at Headingley, setting a new record for the most sixes by a visiting batter in a Test innings in England. His tally also ranks joint-second among Indians in overseas Tests, only behind Hardik Pandya’s seven sixes against Sri Lanka in 2017.

Second Highest Score by a Keeper At Headingley - 134

Rishabh Pant’s 134-run innings at Headingley is now the second-highest score by a wicketkeeper at the venue, only behind Jonny Bairstow’s 140 against Sri Lanka in 2016. It was a knock of authority and flair, further solidifying Pant’s name as a game-changing wicketkeeper-batter in Test cricket.