India wicket-keeper batter Rishabh Pant made light of the English bowlers on Day 2 of the current Headingley Test. During his glorious stand with captain Shubman Gill (147), Pant played the aggressor and seized the attack due to his natural game play. His 134 in the first innings of the first Test became his seventh hundred in the format, the highest by any India wicket-keeper batter, surpassing all-time great MS Dhoni's six. Former Indian cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar was in awe of Pant after his merrymaking knock in Leeds, wherein he hit 12 fours and six sixes, assisting India to a staggering 471 in the first innings. Pant is now India's greatest-ever wicketkeeper-batter in red-ball cricket all-time, according to Manjrekar, in a career that has lasted less than seven years. Here is what Sanjay Manjrekar told via JioHotstar "By far, India’s greatest ever Test batter-keeper. I was worried when he was in the 90s that he might end up getting his 8th 90 of his career. It is just unbelievable that he has so many 90s! But he’s a breath of fresh air. When he got out and raised his bat, there were a lot of English supporters who stood up and applauded that innings. That’s what we love about England — these guys come to watch good cricket. They obviously want their team to win, but when they see excellence from the opposition, you can see true appreciation for it," Read also: Andy Flower Celebrates Yoga Day at Rishikesh Ashram Seasoned England bowler Stuart Broad was also in agreement with Manjrekar and said that the strange and unorthodox shots played by the Southpaw thrill not only him, but the spectators too. He further said that the welcome given by the English supporters at Headingley to Pant was one of the wildest he has witnessed for a visiting player turning up to play at the venue. “England crowds are always amazing at respecting and appreciating fantastic innings, but that reception which Pant got was one of the loudest I’ve heard for an opposition player scoring a hundred in England. It was really well appreciated, because it was so entertaining. We didn’t know what was coming! There were those falling scoops, full-blooded shots, run-out chances… everything was going on. Everything you want as a Test match fan — patience, leaving, then, a flair shot, putting the bowlers under pressure. The crowd really appreciated everything Rishabh Pant did. Box office – truly a box office innings,” the legendary pacer said. Whereas India totaled 471 in the first innings, England had the chance to bat nearly two sessions on the second day in Leeds. The English batsmen began well, with Ben Duckett (62 off 94) and Ollie Pope (100*) giving a good partnership for the second wicket following Zak Crawley's (4 off 6) early departure. Following Duckett's dismissal by Jasprit Bumrah as Crawley, top batter Joe Root replaced him and set out to give a solid knock. But again, India's savior was Bumrah's resistance as Stumps were called with the board at 209 for 3.