India vs England: Pant becomes first Indian wicketkeeper to score century in England

LONDON: Young Rishabh Pant made amends for his poor glovework with a scintillating knock as he became the first ever Indian wicketkeeper to score a century on English soil surpassing previous best of 92 by MS Dhoni at the Kennington Oval in London on Tuesday.

India reached 298 for 5 against England at tea in pursuit of a world record target of 464 in the fifth and final Test.The second session certainly belonged to Pant, who hit 14 boundaries and three sixes including one over deep mid-wicket off Adil Rashid to complete a well-deserved maiden hundred off 117 balls.
Centurion Rahul who had attacked during the first session dropped anchor allowing Pant to play a free-flowing game. Having performed below par with the gloves, the century would certainly give him oxygen ahead of the West Indies home series.
With Moeen Ali and Rashid in operation for the better part, Pant muscled the balls through the gaps with some delectable drives through off and powerful slog shots through the on-side.
Earlier, Rahul finally did justice to his immense talent as his belligerent century kept India in the hunt after the initial hiccups. This is Rahul's fifth Test hundred and first 50 plus score of the series after failing in nine successive innings.
Rahul added 118 runs for the fourth wicket with vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane (37, 106 balls) before an indiscreet paddle sweep off Moeen Ali brought about the latter's downfall.
Hanuma Vihari (0) didn't have the luck of the first innings as Ben Stokes got him to nick one to Jonny Bairstow behind the stumps.