Rishabh Pant entered his name in the history books on Saturday (June 21) by breaking Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s record of most centuries in Test cricket by an Indian wicketkeeper-batter. Dhoni played 90 Tests for India from 2005 to 2014 and scored six centuries, whereas Pant, who is playing his 44th Test for India these days against England in Leeds, has seven centuries to his name in the five-day format of the game. Pant, who made his Test debut for India against England in Nottingham on August 12, 2018, has scored three of his seven centuries against England in England. The 27-year-old wicketkeeper-batter crossed the 100-run mark with a six on the 146th ball of his innings and has hammered 10 fours and four sixes so far. Pant’s centuries in Tests 114 vs England at The Oval (2018) 159* vs Australia in Sydney (2019) 101 vs England in Ahmedabad (2021) 100* vs South Africa in Cape Town (2022) 146 vs England in Birmingham (2022) 109 vs Bangladesh in Chennai (2024) 105* vs England in Leeds (2025) The century against England in the first Test of the ongoing five-match series is Pant’s fifth century for India in 35 World Test Championship (WTC) matches. Only Rohit Sharma (9) and Shubman Gill (6) have scored more triple-digit scores for India in the WTC.