Watch: Sunil Gavaskar insists Rishabh Pant for signature celebration after ton, wicket-keeper responds with...
Rishabh Pant
on Monday smashed his second century of the first Test against England at Headingley, Leeds. The wicketkeeper-batter became the first Indian to achieve the feat in England.
Upon reaching the milestone in the sensational knock, former India captain
Sunil Gavaskar
asked for a somersault, a celebration
Pant
has been doing in the past few instances. However, the left hander responded by saying "later", indicating that he wanted to continue to play a big innings.
— shaksingh (@shaksingh)
Gavaskar had infamously commented "stupid, stupid, stupid" when Pant was dismissed to one of his atrocious shots in Australia. The comment had gone viral, with even an advertisement following involving the Pant and Gavaskar. However, in the first innings, Gavaskar said "superb, superb, superb" when the vice-captain reached his century.
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Pant was dismissed for 118 runs off just 140 balls, including 15 fours and three sixes. At tea on Day 4, India extended their lead to 304 runs in the second innings.
Earlier,
KL Rahul
brought up his ninth Test ton off 202 balls, including 13 fours. This was also his third century in the longest format in England.
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Continuing from the overnight score of 46, Rahul mixed caution with aggression to put India in ahead in the second session on Day 4.Once he saw off the new ball, Rahul played some extraordinary drives to release the pressure off himself and the team.
Pant and Rahul shared a partnership a massive 195-run partnership for the fourth wicket.
This was the fifth ton by an Indian in the match after Yashasvi Jaiswal, Gill and Pant brought up three-figures in the first innings as India had posted 471 runs. This was the second instance where four or more batters scored a century in a Test match.
In reply, England's Ollie Pope got to his ninth Test ton, while Harry Brook was dismissed for 99. Jasprit Bumrah's fifer restricted England to 465 runs, just six short of India's tally.
In the second innings, Jaiswal, Sai Sudharsan and Gill were dismissed cheaply with the score still under 100. However, Rahul and Pant's partnership ensured that India stayed in the game while they aim to set a target that is out of England's reach on the final day.
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