ENG vs IND: Rishabh Pant breaks MS Dhoni’s record for most away Test runs in SENA countries by a wicketkeeper

Rishabh Pant bettered MS Dhoni’s record for most runs by a wicketkeeper in away Tests in SENA countries during Day 2 of the first Test between England in India at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday.

The Indian wicketkeeper scored his sixth Test half century, eclipsing the former skipper’s record of 1731 runs at an average of 31.47. Pant breached the landmark in six innings fewer and with a better average of 40.25.

In his seven-year Test career, Pant has scored four Test centuries in SENA with a highest score of 159 not out in Sydney in 2019.