Ind vs Eng 1st Test: Pant slams 134 run-knock after lean patch in IPL
Updated On: 22 June, 2025 08:38 AM IST | Leeds | Santosh Suri
There is no doubt the knock in the IPL had come as a big relief for him and has carried that form to England, much to the delight of his fans
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An ecstatic Rishabh Pant celebrates his century vs England on Saturday. Pic/Getty Images
A one-handed shot over long-on for a six to complete his century and a somersault to celebrate the milestone. Yes, we are talking about the effervescent Rishabh Pant and his trademark celebration, which he had patented during his IPL century for Lucknow Super Giants in Lucknow a month ago. At Headingley on Saturday, after Pant hit off-spinner Shoaib Bashir for a six to register his seventh Test century, he removed his helmet and did a forward somersault, to celebrate more in relief after having had a harrowing time during the recently-concluded IPL.
Reams had been written and hours spent on TV discussions on Pant’s repeated failure in the IPL, until he made amends in that last game of the season with a scintillating century against the eventual champions, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, and did a forward somersault to let out his frustration. There is no doubt the knock in the IPL had come as a big relief for him and has carried that form to England, much to the delight of his fans.
It was the Indian vice-captain’s seventh Test century in the 43rd match, and his third in England, the previous two being 114 at The Oval in 2018 and 146 at Birmingham in 2022, before he added 134 to the tally. His massive 209-run stand with skipper Shubman Gill laid the foundation for a big total, but a late innings collapse saw India fall well short of the 500-run mark.
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