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Rishabh Pant became the wicketkeeper to score the most centuries in WTC
Updated - 22-SEP-2024 7:5 IST
The third day of the Chennai Test between India and Bangladesh was record breaking. Shubman Gill scored his fifth Test century. Gill is the player to score the most centuries since 2022. He also completed 100 sixes in all three formats.
On the other hand, Rishabh Pant returned to Test cricket after one and a half years and scored a century. Pant scored the sixth Test century of his career. With this, he equaled MS Dhoni's record of Test centuries.
Shubman's third century in WTC 2023-25
Shubman Gill scored his third century in the current cycle of the World Test Championship (WTC). He scored the remaining 2 centuries against England this year. Shubman reached the first position among Indians to score the most centuries in the current cycle of WTC. Along with him, Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal also have 3 centuries each.
Rohit Sharma has scored the most 9 centuries for India overall in the World Test Championship. Shubman Gill reached the second position with 5 centuries. At the same time, Rishabh Pant is at number three with 4 centuries. Mayank Agarwal and Virat Kohli also have 4 centuries each.
Most centuries for India since 2023
Shubman Gill scored his 10th century in international cricket since 2023. He is the Indian to score the most centuries in the last 2 years. After him, Virat Kohli has scored 8, Rohit Sharma has scored 7 and Yashasvi Jaiswal has scored 4 centuries.
Shubman completed 100 sixes
25-year-old Shubman Gill has completed 100 sixes in international cricket. He completed a century of sixes by hitting 2 sixes against Bangladesh. Shubman reached the fourth position among Indians who have hit the most sixes by the age of 25. Ahead of him are Suresh Raina, Rishabh Pant and Sachin Tendulkar.