The Indian wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant has equaled the legendary Indian batter Sachin Tendulkar after scoring twin centuries in England. With the two centuries in Headingley, he has a total of 4 centuries in England, which makes him stand on the same line as Sachin Tendulkar and Dilip Vengsarkar. His scores of 134 and 118 in both innings, respectively, helped India put a huge score on the board for India. However, only Rahul Dravid is ahead of Rishabh, as he has 6 centuries in England. Pant’s second innings effort pushed his total runs in the match to 252, a new record for an Indian wicketkeeper in a single Test. The previous best belonged to Budhi Kunderan, who scored 230 against England in Chennai in 1964. Pant is now second only to Zimbabwe’s Andy Flower in terms of the highest match aggregate by a designated wicketkeeper in Test cricket. Read also: Rahul Uses Kannada with Nair to Outsmart Bashir in 1st Test vs ENG Nine Sixes, Twin Records, and a Spot in Elite Company Pant’s second innings knock also saw him hit nine sixes — the joint-most in a Test innings in England — equalling the efforts of Ben Stokes and Andrew Flintoff. With twin hundreds, Pant now joins India’s twin century club in Tests, a group that includes Vijay Hazare, Sunil Gavaskar (thrice), Rahul Dravid (twice), Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, and Rohit Sharma. Consistency in England is becoming a hallmark of Pant’s red-ball career. His five successive fifty-plus scores in the country have placed him in a rare bracket of visiting batters. Only Steven Smith (7) has more such scores in England. Others on that list include Don Bradman, Hansie Cronje, Kumar Sangakkara, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, and Daryl Mitchell. The Headingley Test also marked a historic milestone for India. The team registered five centuries in the same match for the first time. Pant, KL Rahul, Yashasvi Jaiswal, and Shubman Gill all reached triple figures during the fixture. Pant’s celebration was restrained — no somersault this time — as he chose instead to launch a late assault before falling for 118.