India vs Australia: Rishabh Pant breaks MS Dhoni record, becomes fastest Indian wicketkeeper to 1000 Test runs

Rishabh Pant added another feather to his cap on Tuesday as he broke former India captain MS Dhoni’s record and became the fastest Indian wicketkeeper to score 1000 Test runs during the ongoing final Test vs Australia at the Gabba.

Rishabh Pant achieved the milestone in 27 innings surpassing MS Dhoni who had taken 32 Test innings to score 1000 runs. Notably, Pant had also become the fastest Indian wicket-keeper to claim 50 dismissals in Test cricket back in 2019 vs West Indies.

Batting in Brisbane under the fourth Test match, Rishabh Pant has made a big achievement. Rishabh Pant came out to bat after India’s second innings captain Ajinkya Rahane was dismissed on the last day of the match.

He touched the 1000-run mark in Test cricket by taking two runs off Pat Cummins in 58.3 overs. Pant also broke Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s record. Pant has become the fastest Indian wicketkeeper-batsman to score 1000 runs in Tests. Please tell that Rishabh Pant touched this figure in the 27th innings, while Mahendra Singh Dhoni did it in the 32nd innings. If we consider, in this case, Farrukh Engineer with 36 innings at number three. Wriddhiman Saha is at number four with 37 innings and Nayan Mongian is at number five with 39 innings.

Rishabh Pant has so far scored two centuries and three half-centuries under his Test career. However, Rishabh Pant is in excellent form against Australia. He played brilliant innings of 97 against Australia in the last match itself. It is expected that he will show his power this time too. Let us tell you that India has a target of 328 runs to win the Brisbane Test match. By the time the news was written, the Indian team had scored 194 runs for 3 wickets. At the crease were Rishabh Pant (16) and Cheteshwar Pujara (44). Team India still needs 134 runs to win.