New Delhi: former Indian cricket player Sanjay Manjrekar praised Rishabh Pant as the “largest carrier of the biggest counter of all time” after his magnificent century against England, calling him “puff as fresh air”. Pant continued his brilliant form in test cricket by recording his seventh century of testing, breaking several records during his sleeves during the first test against England in Leeds.Speaking in Match Center Live after the first session, Jiostar’s expert Manjrekar said: “From a distance, the biggest striker in India ever tested. I was worried when he was in the 90s that he could end up getting his 8th 90 of his career.
“When he came out and raised his bat, there were many English supporters who got up and applauded these sleeves. This is what we like in England-these guys come to watch the right cricket. They want their team to win, but when they see the excellence of the opposition, you can see a real appreciation for that,” he added.On Saturday, Pant exceeded Ms. Dhoni to become the Indian goalkeeper with the most centuries of testing. His stroke of 134 out of 178 bullets, interrupted with 12 four and six at a striking rate greater than 75, came by testing conditions abroad – a territory where the pants continues to shine.It was his fifth century of test in the countries of Sena (South Africa, England, New Zealand and Australia) – the most by any Asian striker. Three of them came to England, the other two in Australia and South Africa.Pant also equaled Kumar Sangakkara of Sri Lanka (seven centuries) for the hundreds of tests by a designated porter in Asia.Earlier Friday, Pant crossed the 3,000 -point mark in test cricket, only becoming the second Indian goalkeeper after Dhoni to do so. He also exceeded Dhoni in terms of points scored by an Asian goalkeeper in Sena countries.In 44 tests, Pant scored 3,082 points at an average of 43.40, with seven centuries and 15 fifty in 76 sleeves – all at a typing rate of 73.69.In the match, after England has chosen to make a bowl first, centuries of Yashasvi Jaiswal (101), Captain Shubman Gill (147) and pants (134) helped India display a total of 471. Ben Stokes (4/66) and Josh Tongue (4/86) were the stands for the hosts.