Team India's wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant has achieved a big achievement. Pant has become the Indian wicket-keeper batsman who has scored the most Test runs on foreign soil. He made this record during his half-century innings in the second Test match against Sri Lanka. In this matter he has left Mahendra Singh Dhoni behind. Dhoni had scored 2491 runs abroad at an average of 32.84. Pant has 2533 runs in his name.
Rishabh Pant has scored 6 Test centuries abroad. Here too he is at the forefront among Indian wicketkeeper batsmen. He has played 36 Tests so far on foreign soil and has batted at an average of 42.21. At home, Pant has scored 1191 runs in 16 Test matches at an average of 49.62, which includes two centuries.
On the first day (23 August) of the second Test being played between India and Sri Lanka in Colombo, Pant retired hurt after being hit by the ball on his wrist. At that time he was playing on 3 runs. Today, after the dismissal of Saransh Jain, he came to the crease. He extended his innings by 3 runs and completed his half-century. Till lunch, Pant is unbeaten after scoring 63 runs in 88 balls. He has hit 6 fours and 2 sixes.
Dhruv Jurel is unbeaten on 59 runs in 107 balls. There has been a century partnership between the two. Indian team's score is 419 runs at the loss of 6 wickets. In the second session, Pant and Jurel's eyes will be on taking the team beyond 550 by batting fast. They would also like to complete their respective centuries.
