Rishabh Pant officially becomes the greatest Indian wicket-keeper batsman, shattering the massive record of MS Dhoni

Indian Cricket Team keeper-batter Rishabh Pant achieved a massive feat for his team in Test cricket. The left-hander broke MS Dhoni's record of the most tons by an Indian keeper-batter in the longest format of the game. 

Rishabh Pant achieved the feat in the ongoing first test against England at Headingley in Leeds. The keeper-batter looked in staggering touch and played a magnificent innings, making sure that he put his team in a dominating position on day two. 

Rishabh Pant walked out to bat at five and made sure that he oozes his class with the bat. The keeper-batter batted aggressively and slammed the bowlers all over the park, making England's bowlers look clueless with the ball. 

Rishabh Pant hit a blistering half-century on day one and then started day two from where he left off. He kept slamming bowlers all over the park and converted his half-century into a ton as he got to the milestone with a brilliant six. 

Rishabh Pant ends with an innings of 134 runs off 178 balls against England in the first innings

This was his seventh century in test cricket as he went past MS Dhoni's tally of six centuries. The keeper-batter has been the best batter for India in the format over the last few years. He would be keen to add more to his tally and become the first in the overall list of keeper-batters. 

Rishabh Pant ended up playing a magnificent innings in the first test against England. He slammed 134 runs off 178 balls, hitting 12 fours and six maximums in his innings. His heroics helped India go past 400 runs on the board. 

Apart from Rishabh Pant, Yashasvi Jaiswal (101) and skipper Shubman Gill (147) were heroes with the bat. With the kind of performances that they displayed, it's fair to say that the new era in Indian cricket started on a high.