Pant’s Batting Prowess: A Half-Century Seals Place Among Cricket’s Best

Rishabh Pant has added another milestone to his career with a half-century in the second innings of the Leeds Test. This is his fifth consecutive score of over 50 in England. His consistency on English soil places him in an exclusive club of visiting batsmen. Pant’s last five innings scores in England are: 50, 146, 57, 134, and 50 not out. His ability to consistently perform well on pitches known for being tricky for batters has been critical for India’s competitiveness in away Test matches. Pant’s achievement puts him in the company of Don Bradman, Hansie Cronje, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Kumar Sangakkara, and Daryl Mitchell. Steve Smith holds the record with seven consecutive 50+ scores in England. This places Pant among the elite Indian batsmen who perform exceptionally well in challenging overseas conditions. Pant reached his half-century in the second session of the fourth day of the Headingley Test, contributing to India’s score exceeding 200. Rahul was also closing in on a century. India had scored 153 runs for the loss of 3 wickets at lunchtime. India lost Shubman Gill early on the fourth day, who was dismissed for 8 runs. India is aiming to set a target of over 350 runs. England’s first innings concluded at 465 runs. Bumrah took 5 wickets for India. India had a first innings lead of 6 runs after scoring 471 runs in their first innings.