AUS vs IND third Take a look at Day 5: Rishabh Pant breaks file for many Take a look at runs by Asian wicketkeeper in Australia

India’s Rishabh Pant now holds the file for many Take a look at runs by an Asian wicketkeeper-batsman on Australian soil. He overtook fellow former Indian keeper Syed Kirmani (471 runs) for the feat.

Pant achieved the file throughout the remaining day of the Sydney Take a look at.

The 23-year-old cricketer took the aggressive route as India are chasing a 407-run goal to take a 2-1 lead within the four-match Border-Gavaskar trophy. At Lunch, Pant remained unbeaten on 73 as India wanted one other 201 runs to win.

Enroute his innings, the wicketkeeper-batsman additionally turned the primary visiting participant in Australia to register scores above 25 in his first ten Take a look at innings.

Amongst all visiting keepers, Rishabh Pant is the third-highest scorer on Australian soil. He solely trails England’s Alan Knott (643 runs) and West Indies’ Jeff Dujon (587 runs).

Listed below are the top-five highest Take a look at run-scorers amongst wicketkeepers from Asia on Australian soil:

1. Rishabh Pant (India) – 488* runs
2. Syed Kirmani (India) – 471 runs
3. MS Dhoni (India) – 311 runs
4. Sarfaraz Ahmed (Pakistan) – 232 runs
5. Romesh Kaluwitharana (Sri Lanka) – 211 runs

The four-match sequence between India and Australia is at present stage at 1-1.