Rishabh Pant has played 30 Tests so far and scored 1920 runs at an average of 40.85
Rishabh Pant has played 30 Tests so far and scored 1920 runs at an average of 40.85
India’s longest format match-winner Virender Sehwag on Friday said that if Rishabh Pant wants to enter the record books forever, he should strive to play 100 Test matches for the country.
Sehwag, the only cricketer in the country to score two triple centuries in Test cricket, is among 11 Indians who have played more than 100 Tests and scored more than 8,500 runs.
Pant, who has a remarkable record of being the only Indian keeper to score Test centuries in Australia, England and South Africa, has played 30 Tests so far and scored 1920 runs at an average of 40.85.
Sehwag said on ‘Sports18’, “If he (Pant) plays 100+ Tests, his name will be etched in the history books forever. Only 11 Indian cricketers have achieved this feat and everyone is in those 11.” Can remember names. Making it clear that white ball exploits are not for posterity.
The ‘Nawab of Najafgarh’ said that it is okay to enjoy the matches won in T20 and ODI immediately, but in the long run people only remember what you did in the white jersey.
“Why does Virat Kohli insist so much on playing Tests? He knows that if he plays 100-150 or even 200 Tests, he will be immortal in the record books,” Sehwag said.