India’s barrel was 98 for five before Pant (146 off 111 balls) made a remarkable change with Ravindra Jadeja, who remained unbeaten on 83 on the first day in Birmingham.
The duo put on 222 off 239 balls to change the tone of the match. Pant hit 20 fours and four sixes to help the England bowlers.
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While praising Jadeja, Tendulkar tweeted, “Only Awesome Rishabh Pant 17! Well done. “
Winning game from Jimjadeja. The strike went well and played some great shots, ”said the Mumbaikar.
Coming into this match, Pantla was under a bit of pressure as he was leading the team in the recently concluded T20I series against South Africa.
But with his explosive play in Birmingham, he has left critics speechless.
Former India captain and current Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Sourav Ganguly has also congratulated Pant on Twitter.
“Rishabh Pant, a special batsman under pressure in a Test match. Ravindra Jadeja can’t do better than this.
On the first day of the fifth Test against England, the Indian wicket-keeper-batsman’s per-century earned him praise from the entire cricket community, who described the game under pressure as “special”.
Rishabh Pant started the attack with the word ‘Go’.
A collection of Twitter reactions from some other former and current cricketers:
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Virender Sehwag:
Pant is in his own league. The most interesting cricketer in the world, this is special.
Venkatesh Prasad:
Rishabh Pant’s box office stuff. One of the best counter-attack innings ever. A special player.
Suresh Raina:
What a wonderful partnership. The enthusiasm of Pant and Jadeja remains for the same reason, congratulations to both of you.
Harbhajan Singh:
Rishabh Pant scored 100 runs when the team needed it the most.
Amit Mishra:
In trouble, call Spiderman! In such a situation, the performance of rockstar Rishabh Pant is ahead of English bowling. The best way to fight a fire is to fight a fire.
Sanjay Manjrekar:
Pant is currently playing Test innings for fun! Good luck!
Kuldeep Yadav:
Rishabh Pant is on fire.
Mohammed Kaif:
Pant showed that confidence can make you a game changer
Wasim Jaffer:
Super Stuff Rishabh Pant. Currently the best WK batsman in Tests.
Manoj Tiwari:
For all the coaches who teach cricket to the youth, Pant’s game is a reminder that if you find someone as talented as him and can play shots like him, let him do so and try to change his original game. Encourage them instead.
Ian Bishop:
Rishabh Pant’s unprecedented. Only outstanding. He put on a brilliant partnership with Jadeja to score 98 for five.
Rashid Khan:
Rishabh Pant is tremendous
Michael Vaughan:
This scene is very nice… Rishabh Pant Johnny b.
Despite the chips, Pant has built a reputation for attacking rivals and did so in the company of the more experienced Jadeja on the first day of the fifth Test against England.