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Pant surpasses Dhoni, tops away Test runs for India wicketkeeper
Rishabh Pant has surpassed MS Dhoni to become India's highest run-scorer as a designated wicketkeeper in away or neutral Test matches. Pant crossed 2,501 runs during the second Test against Sri Lanka…
Rishabh Pant has surpassed MS Dhoni to become India's highest run-scorer as a designated wicketkeeper in away or neutral Test matches. Pant crossed 2,501 runs during the second Test against Sri Lanka in Colombo, edging past Dhoni's previous mark of 2,496. His average of 41.68 is significantly better than Dhoni's 32.84.
The milestone came a day after Pant suffered a blow to his left arm from a short delivery by Sri Lanka pacer Lahiru Kumara. He retired hurt on day one after scoring three runs but returned to bat on day two, scoring 63 before being dismissed by Keshara Nuwantha. During his innings, Pant also smashed a six that broke a solar panel on the roof of the SSC Stadium, covering an estimated 95 metres.
Farokh Engineer (1,209), Syed Kirmani (1,109) and Kiran More (901) complete the top five list for India wicketkeepers in away or neutral Tests.
Indian Opinion Analysis
All three sources report the same core fact, Rishabh Pant surpassing MS Dhoni as India's highest run-scoring wicketkeeper in away or neutral Tests, and share near-identical coverage of his injury and return. The framing is uniformly neutral wire-reporting: Times of India leads with the record and provides a structured stats box, Times Now repeats the record but adds a loosely dramatic subhead (
Coverage: 3 sources, 2 neutral, 1 sensationalist
Sources (3): timesofindia.indiatimes.com (neutral report), timesnownews.com (neutral report), timesnownews.com (2) (sensationalist)
This story was synthesised by AI from the 3 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 3 sources.
