Pant Becomes First Indian Keeper to hit centuries in both Test innings

In a memorable display of skill and grit, Rishabh Pant etched his name into the record books during the Headingley Test against England in June 2025. The dynamic wicketkeeper-batsman smashed centuries in both innings—134 in the first and 118 in the second—becoming only the second wicketkeeper in Test history to achieve this rare feat. His exceptional performance helped India post five centuries in a single Test match for the first time, underlining a dominant showing by the visitors.

Why in News?

The June 2025 Headingley Test became the stage for multiple milestones Pant’s twin centuries put him in the elite company of Andy Flower. India recorded five individual hundreds in one Test—a first in their history. Pant’s 252 runs in the match became the highest by an Indian wicketkeeper in Tests.

Pant’s Performance & Records

• 134 (1st innings) + 118 (2nd innings) = 252 runs, most by an Indian wicketkeeper in a Test match.
• Becomes the second wicketkeeper after Andy Flower (2001) to score centuries in both innings.
• First Indian batter to score centuries in both innings of a Test in England.
• Fourth-highest aggregate for a wicketkeeper in a Test (after Flower’s top 3 performances).

Team India’s Century Fest

Five Indian players scored centuries in the Test

• 1st Innings: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Rishabh Pant
• 2nd Innings: KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant
• India’s first instance of five individual Test centuries in a single match.
• Only the sixth time in Test history that a team recorded five centuries in an away Test.
• Australia was the only other team to do so, in Jamaica, 1955.

Other Noteworthy Feats

• Pant’s 8th Test century—equaling England’s Les Ames.
• Only Adam Gilchrist (17) and Andy Flower (12) have more centuries as wicketkeepers.
• 4 Test centuries in England for Pant—joint-most by a wicketkeeper alongside Alec Stewart and Matt Prior.
• 9 sixes at Headingley—equaling the record for most sixes in a Test in England.

Summary/Static	Details
Why in the news?	Pant Becomes First Indian Keeper to hit centuries in both Test innings
Event	Headingley Test, June 2025
Player of Focus	Rishabh Pant
Major Record	Twin centuries (134 & 118) in both innings
Historical Comparison	Only Andy Flower (2001) had achieved this earlier
Most 100s by a Wicketkeeper (All-time)	Adam Gilchrist – 17