"The best wicket-keeper batter currently"- Rishabh Pant hailed by fans as he slams his seventh test century

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Published at :June 21, 2025 at 5:16 PM

Modified at :June 21, 2025 at 5:16 PM

"The best wicket-keeper batter currently"- Rishabh Pant hailed by fans as he slams his seventh test century

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Rishabh Pant got to his seventh test century with a massive six.

Indian Cricket Team keeper-batter Rishabh Pant stole the limelight with his brilliant innings in the first test of the five-match test series against the England Cricket Team. The game between the two teams is underway at Headingley in Leeds.

After a marvellous centuries by Yashasvi Jaiswal (101) and Shubman Gill (147), Rishabh Pant became the third centurion for India in the ongoing game against England. The keeper-batter walked out to bat at five and made sure that he started on a dominating note. He stepped on the second ball that he faced and hit it for a boundary.

Rishabh Pant batted with an aggressive mindset throughout his innings as he kept giving mini heart attacks to both his team and the opposition. He slammed a gorgeous half-century on day one and was unbeaten at 66 at stumps.

However, he started the day two from where he left off on day one as he continued hitting the England bowlers all over the park. The keeper-batter, along with skipper Shubman Gill, put England on the back foot as India went past 400 runs on the board with ease.

Rishabh Pant slammed his seventh ton in test cricket as he reached the milestone in just 146 balls. With this ton, he also broke MS Dhoni’s record of Indian wicket-keeper batters with most tons in the longest format of the game.

Rishabh Pant, who was recently appointed as the vice-captain, has taken the role perfectly. He arguably has been India’s best batter in the longest format of the game over the last few years. With him slamming a ton, it comes as a big positive for India with four games more to go in the series.

Fans on Twitter react as Rishabh Pant slams a brutal century against England in the first test

As Rishabh Pant slammed a magnificent century in the first test against England at Headingly, fans on Twitter reacted to it. They lauded the keeper-batter for his brilliant innings and had some joyful reactions. Here are some of them:

Rishabh Pant owns England like no one does 🥶🔥 pic.twitter.com/nXQSMA5y9i
— Sandy (@flamboypant) June 21, 2025

Rishabh Pant already surpassed Thala as India's best wicketkeeper batter in Tests 🙇‍♂️ pic.twitter.com/EegwgkpagK
— Dinda Academy (@academy_dinda) June 21, 2025

As much as we laud and applaud Rishabh Pant’s explosiveness with the bat, the one under appreciated aspect of his batting- temperament, astuteness and tactics was on full display during this hundred. Was aggressive when the opposition least expected it, became circumspect when…
— Nikhil Naz (@NikhilNaz) June 21, 2025

So Rishabh Pant has more hundreds in England than Gavaskar & Kohli, as many in South Africa as Sehwag & Pujara, and the same in Australia as Dravid & Ganguly, all this before even playing 50 Tests, which is less than half the Tests all those names have played.Madness, this guy! pic.twitter.com/sa9dQ00ZMk
— Abhishek AB (@ABsay_ek) June 21, 2025

So the somersault will now be Rishabh Pant’s trademark Century celebration – what a Test player he is #INDvsENG #LeedsTest
— Vikrant Gupta (@vikrantgupta73) June 21, 2025

7th Test Century with a Six Rishabh Rajendra Pant ♥️ pic.twitter.com/Y1hFjXfFM2
— Riseup Pant (@riseup_pant17) June 21, 2025

Each one of us after seeing the greatest Test batsman of this decade.Remember the name – Rishabh Pant 🔥. pic.twitter.com/LOU02CEVHY
— 𝐉𝐨𝐝 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐞 (@jod_insane) June 21, 2025

Only player in world for whom Test Cricket is easy and T20 is comparatively difficult 😭RISHABH PANT pic.twitter.com/rOXKjOTgmW
— कट्टर INDIA समर्थक 🦁🇮🇳 ™ (@KKRWeRule) June 20, 2025

Sanjiv Goenka watching Rishabh Pant#INDvsENG pic.twitter.com/qPoeWy3ZwX
— Right Arm Over (@RightArmOver_) June 21, 2025

There shouldn’t be any doubt now that Rishabh Pant is the greatest wicket keeper batsman India has ever produced in test cricket. Well played Spidey. pic.twitter.com/GsnBRFw5BE
— Kevin (@imkevin149) June 21, 2025

Rishabh Pant 'The best' WK Batter in Indian test cricket history. pic.twitter.com/oGsOG2ttIL
— Drog BABA (@TheDrogBABA) June 21, 2025

HUNDRED BY RISHABH PANT. – The Spidey has arrived in England with a magnificent century. The best Wicketkeeper batter currently! pic.twitter.com/r0gPKgOgKV
— Tanuj (@Tanujkaswan) June 21, 2025

When Rishabh Pant is batting pic.twitter.com/xrB4U6oylF
— Sagar (@sagarcasm) June 21, 2025

27 YEAR OLD RISHABH PANT HAS MOST TEST HUNDREDS FOR INDIA AS A WICKETKEEPER BATTER. 🇮🇳– The Era of Spidey! 🙇‍♂️ pic.twitter.com/ePhzIxpsQc
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) June 21, 2025

𝐑𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐛𝐡 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐭… 𝐖𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐑𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐛𝐡 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐭 🎶😍#ENGvIND #RishabhPant pic.twitter.com/duRn4D1xIN
— Punjab Kings (@PunjabKingsIPL) June 21, 2025

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Ankitjit Singh

Ankitjit Singh is a dedicated sports journalist whose childhood dream was to play cricket—now, he serves the game through his work. With over three years of experience in reporting, writing, and editing, he brings deep insight to his coverage. A journalism graduate from Delhi University, Ankitjit’s passion for cricket took root during his college days and continues to drive his career.