Cricket News Desk. The Indian team has reached England and all the players have also started practice. Now everyone is eagerly waiting for the first Test to be played in Headingley from June 20. For the first time, Team India will play in the Test under the captaincy of Yuva Shubman Gill. Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma will not be with Team India on this tour. In such a situation, the responsibility of scoring runs will be on young players like Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant. If Pant’s bat runs in England, he will make a big record in Test cricket. Pant is on the verge of creating history on English earth. If he succeeds in scoring 222 runs in the 5-match Test series, then he will break Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s big record and will become the wicketkeeper-batsman to score the most runs in Tests on English earth. What is record? Former Indian captain MS Dhoni tops the list of foreign wicketkeeper-batsmen who scored the most runs in Test cricket in England. Dhoni scored a total of 778 runs in 23 innings in England. It is followed by Rod Marsh of Australia, John Wet of South Africa, Ian Heli of Australia, Jeff Dujon of West Indies and Farrukh Engineer of India.

How close are Rishabh Pant?

Rishabh Pant is ranked seventh in this list with 556 runs and interestingly he has scored these runs in just 17 innings. This means that Pant has many opportunities to cross this figure and if he continues to play in his aggressive manner, he can soon leave MS Dhoni’s record behind.

Foreign wicketkeeper-batsman who scored the most runs in Tests on England soil
MS Dhoni (India) – 778 (23 innings)
Rod Marsh (Australia) – 773 (35 innings)
John Wet (South Africa) – 684 (27 innings)
Ian Heli (Australia) – 624 (24 innings)
Jeff Duzon (West Indies) – 604 (20 innings)
Farooq Engineer (India) – 563 (17 innings)
Rishabh Pant (India) – 556 (17 innings)
Significantly, with this England tour of the Indian team, the WTC 2025-27 cycle is going to start. In such a situation, Pant will have a golden opportunity to reach this historic stage in England.

Full program of India vs England Test Series
First Test: 20-24 June, Headingley (Leeds)
Second Test: 2-6 July, Edgbaston (Birmingham)
Third Test: 10-14 July, Lords (London)
Fourth Test: 23-27 July, Old Trafford (Manchester)
Fifth Test: 31 July – August 4, Kennington Oval (London)