Rishabh Pant turned the primary participant in historical past to attain 2,000 runs as a keeper in WTC.© AFP
Rishabh Pant entered file books on the opening day of the first Check between India and Australia in Perth on Friday. Pant hit a vital 37-run knock to propel India to 150 following a top-order collapse on the Optus Stadium. Along with his knock, Pant turned the primary participant in historical past to attain 2,000 runs as a wicketkeeper within the World Check Championship (WTC). He presently has 2,034 runs and is carefully adopted by Pakistan white-ball captain Mohammad Rizwan, who’s presently on 1,930 runs, amongst wicketkeepers.
In the meantime, England’s Joe Root leads the all-time checklist of run-scorers in WTC, having scored 5,325 runs in 61 matches. Pant is third highest run-getter for India behind veteran Rohit Sharma (2,685) and Virat Kohli (2,432), respectively.
Pant’s exceptional achievement got here as India mounted a spirited fightback after being all out for 150. Debutant Nitish Kumar Reddy top-scored for India with a well-made 41 and shared a vital partnership with Pant.
Nitish made a formidable 41 off 59 balls that lent a semblance of respectability to India’s general poor batting effort that yielded 150 of their first innings right here on the Optus Stadium.
“I heard lots in regards to the Perth wicket. There was a little bit of nervousness. It was at the back of my thoughts that everybody was speaking in regards to the bounce on Perth wicket. However then I remembered the chat I had with Gautam sir after our final follow session,” Nitish advised reporters in the course of the post-day press meet.
“He was mentioning that ‘if you get a bouncer, take it in your shoulder. It was like taking a bullet to your nation’. That simply boosted me. When he stated that I felt that I wanted to take the bullet for the nation. That is the very best factor I’ve heard from Gautam sir,” he added.
(With IANS Inputs)
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