Rishabh Pant on Monday became the youngest wicket-keeper to score fifty-plus runs in the fourth innings of a Test match in Australia. Pant achieved the feat on the final day of the ongoing Test against Australia at Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG).
India made a clever move on the fifth day as they promoted Pant up in the order after skipper Ajinkya Rahane departed early and interestingly it worked for the visitors.
Pant played in an aggressive manner and took a special liking towards Lyon and he did not let the off-spinner settle. Pant went on to bring up his fifty and as a result, he became the youngest wicket-keeper (23 years and 95 days) to score 50 plus runs in the fourth innings of a Test in Australia.
He beat the record of former Australian wicketkeeper Ian Healy who was 24 years and 216 days when he achieved the feat.
At the lunch break, India`s score reads 206/3, still needing 201 runs to win the match. The first session saw 36 overs being bowled and 108 runs…