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Rishabh Pant Becomes First Asia Wicket-Keeper To Score 2000 Runs In SENA Nations

Abhinav Tyagi

Rishabh Pant Playing A Shot - (Source : AP)Rishabh Pant Playing A Shot - (Source : AP)

India's star keeper-batter Rishabh Pant has added another feather to his cap as the 27-year-old has become the first wicketkeeper from Asia to score 2000 runs in SENA nations. 

Pant is having a series to remember as the southpaw has already amassed 325 runs in four innings, and at the time of writing, he is batting on an unbeaten 48 (42). 

In the first Test against England, Pant had gone past MS Dhoni to become the most successful away wicketkeeper in SENA nations, and now he has completed 2000 runs, becoming the first Asian to do so. Here is the complete list.

Most away runs in SENA by a Test Wicketkeeper

  • Rishabh Pant (IND) - 2010*
  • MS Dhoni (IND) - 1731
  • Adam Gilchrist (AUS) - 1531
  • Jeff Dujon (WI) - 1335
  • John Waite (RSA)- 1328

While Pant is also the first Indian keeper to complete 2000 Test runs in the SENA nation, overall, he is the 10th batter to etch this milestone to his name. 

Rishabh Pant is Having A Series To Remember

Before touring England, Rishabh was under the scanner for his performance as the 27-year-old had a poor IPL, which featured a solitary century. However, the keeper-batter turned things around in the first two Tests.

In the first Test, Pant scored centuries in both innings, while he also followed it up with a fifty in the second innings of the ongoing Edgbaston Test. 

Pant Also Breaks The Record For Most Sixes By An Away Batter

Rishabh Pant loves playing against England. The southpaw went all guns blazing in the first two Tests as his innings mostly featured boundaries. There is nothing new that the 27-year-old loves to go aerial, and he has found success here in England.

On Day 4 of the 2nd Test, Pant went past Ben Stokes to now have the most sixes by a batter in an away country.

  • Rishabh Pant vs England - 23*
  • Ben Stokes vs South Africa - 21
  • Matthew Hayden vs India - 19
  • Viv Richards vs England - 16
  • Harry Brook vs New Zealand - 16