Image Source : GETTY IMAGES Rishabh Pant now holds the document for many runs in Tests amongst Asian wicketkeepers in Australia.
India’s Rishabh Pant now holds the document for many Test runs by an Asian wicketkeeper-batsman on Australian soil. He overtook fellow former Indian keeper Syed Kirmani (471 runs) for the feat.
Pant achieved the document throughout the closing day of the Sydney Test.
The 23-year-old cricketer took the aggressive route as India are chasing a 407-run goal to take a 2-1 lead within the four-match Border-Gavaskar trophy. At Lunch, Pant remained unbeaten on 73 as India wanted one other 201 runs to win.
Enroute his innings, the wicketkeeper-batsman additionally grew to become the primary visiting participant in Australia to register scores above 25 in his first ten Test innings.
Among all visiting keepers, Rishabh Pant is the third-highest scorer on Australian soil. He solely trails England’s Alan Knott (643 runs) and West Indies’ Jeff Dujon (587 runs).
Here are the top-five highest Test run-scorers amongst wicketkeepers from Asia on Australian soil:
Rishabh Pant (India) – 488* runs
Syed Kirmani (India) – 471 runs
MS Dhoni (India) – 311 runs
Sarfaraz Ahmed (Pakistan) – 232 runs
Romesh Kaluwitharana (Sri Lanka) – 211 runs
The four-match sequence between India and Australia is at present stage at 1-1.
