Rishabh Pant eyes breaking Virat Kohli’s major record.
This match could also be special for Team India’s dynamic player Rishabh Pant, as he is close to breaking a notable record held by legendary batsman Virat Kohli. Virat has scored the most runs as an Indian player at Edgbaston and Pant is just a few runs away from breaking it.
Pant will be looking to break Kohli’s record
Virat Kohli has scored 231 runs in four innings of two matches on this ground. He has scored these runs at an average of 57.75. Virat’s highest individual score at this venue has been 149 runs. Talking about Rishabh Pant, he has played only one match at Edgbaston so far, in which he has scored 203 runs in two innings at an average of 101.50. His best individual score here is 146 runs. Rishabh Pant is just 28 runs behind Kohli and he would definitely want to beat it in the second Test. Apart from Kohli, only Sunil Gavaskar is ahead of Pant, who scored 216 runs on this ground.
Virat Kohli retired from Test cricket
Talking about Virat Kohli, he retired from Test cricket. Kohli is considered one of the best batsmen in the world. If Team India has to win the second Test against England, then Rishabh Pant will have to score big for his team by batting aggressively at Edgbaston too.
Pant scored a century in both innings of the first Test.
Even though Team India could not win the first Test against England, Rishabh Pant’s batting won the hearts of all the fans. He scored 134 runs in the first innings while he contributed 118 runs in the second innings.
India will face England in thesecond match at Edgbaston
India, under the leadership of Shubman Gill, will face England in the second Test at Edgbaston, Birmingham. England won the first match by five wickets and currently lead the five-match series 1-0.
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