[WATCH] Rishabh Pant denies Sunil Gavaskar's request for Somersault celebration after his hundred

Summary

• Rishabh Pant became the first Indian batter to score twin hundreds in England
• Sunil Gavaskar requested the wicketkeeper batter to pull off his popular Somersault celebration
• Rishabh denied the Indian legend's request owing to the risk involved

Rishabh Pant played yet another fabulous knock in the Headingley Test and became the first Indian batter to smash twin hundreds in England. Sunil Gavaskar, who was in the commentary box, asked Pant to pull off his popular Somersault celebration. However, the wicketkeeper batter denied promising to pull it off later and due to the risk involved.

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Pant had one of the greatest matches for an Indian player on English soil. In the first innings, the star batter had scored 134 runs in 178 balls, which included 12 fours and 6 sixes. Likewise, in the second innings, the Southpaw scored 118 runs in 140 balls, which included 15 fours and 3 sixes.

Watch the conversation between Rishabh Pant and Sunil Gavaskar here -

- HUNDRED IN FRIST INNINGS
- HUNDRED IN 2ND INNINGS

- Sunil Gavaskar asking Rishabh pant to do his Most Iconic celebration at Leeds vs England, A beautiful Moments.!!♥️

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The Indian vice-captain seemed to be in great control, as he did not play some risky shots. Unlike his previous version, the current Pant seems to be a controlled version of himself despite playing some risky shots at times. It was one such innings, where he showed his ability to play a fine knock with a lack of unorthodox shots.

Rishabh Pant scripts history and breaks many records with his ton

The star batter targeted the square region against the pacers. Against spin bowlers, he continued to smash through the V and heavily scored on the leg side. It was very difficult to stop him after getting set. Pant took a bit of his time to stabilize India's innings following the dismissal of Shubman Gill.

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After getting to his fifty, the vice-captain went berserk and took very little time to get to the nervous nineties. In a rare instance, Pant seemed nervous in the nineties for the first time in his career. However, he got a rough patch and got to his second ton of the match. In the process, Pant broke many records.