During the 2025-26 season, Rishabh Pant played 23 Test innings and scored 970 runs at an average of 44.09. He hit 2 centuries and 4 half-centuries during this period.
He became India’s leading run-scorer in World Test Championship history during the Galle Test against Sri Lanka in August 2026. He surpassed Shubman Gill to reach the top of the list. His 23rd score of 50 or more in the WTC came with a knock of 66 in the same match. In two Tests in 2026, he has scored 186 runs in three innings, with a best of 81.
Pant has over 3,600 runs in 51 Test matches at an average of nearly 44, with 8 centuries and 20 half-centuries. In the WTC, he is India’s highest run-scorer with 2,885 runs in 41 matches at an average of 41.81, including 6 centuries and 17 fifties.
Pant became the first Indian and the fastest player overall to hit 100 sixes in Test cricket. He reached the milestone in just 51 matches. He holds the record as the fastest player to 100 Test sixes. He also has the most 50-plus scores for India in the WTC. He remains a pivotal figure for India across all formats.
Rishabh Pant Becomes India’s Leading WTC Run-Scorer
Rishabh Pant became India’s leading run-scorer in the World Test Championship. He achieved the feat during India’s second innings against Sri Lanka in Galle. Pant scored 66 off 69 balls in the second innings, following his 39 in the first innings. His twin contributions took his WTC tally to 2,885 runs, moving him 18 runs clear of Shubman Gill, who has 2,867 runs.
Pant also entered another exclusive club. His second-innings assault included two sixes, taking his career tally in Test cricket to 100 maximums. He became the first Indian batter to reach the landmark and only the fourth player overall to do so.
With 2,885 WTC runs, Pant now leads a list that includes some of India’s biggest Test names. Gill is second with 2,867 runs. Rohit Sharma is third with 2,716 runs. Ravindra Jadeja has 2,632 runs, and Virat Kohli has 2,617 runs. Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul complete the top seven with 2,543 and 2,265 runs respectively.
At the top of the overall WTC run charts is England’s Joe Root, who has amassed 6,651 runs in 77 matches. Root will have another opportunity to extend that tally when England begin their three-Test series against Pakistan at Headingley on Wednesday.
Rishabh Pant Becomes Fourth Batter to Hit 100 Test Sixes
Rishabh Pant became the first Indian batter to hit 100 sixes in Test cricket. He achieved the milestone during India’s second innings against Sri Lanka on Day 4 of the first Test in Galle. Pant hit a maximum to reach his half-century and scored 66 runs off 69 balls.
Pant is only the fourth player overall to reach 100 sixes in Test cricket. He joins former England captain Ben Stokes, New Zealand legend Brendon McCullum, and Australia great Adam Gilchrist. He is also only the third wicketkeeper-batter to hit 100 Test sixes, after McCullum and Gilchrist.
Pant reached the milestone in only 89 innings. This makes him the fastest player in history to hit 100 Test sixes. Gilchrist took 137 innings to reach the mark.
Ben Stokes holds the record for the most sixes in Test cricket with 138. McCullum is second with 107. Pant and Gilchrist are tied at 100.
Pant is only 28 years old and has a long career ahead of him. He could surpass both Gilchrist and McCullum in the coming years. He might even go past Stokes’ tally if he remains consistent.
Rishabh Pant Is India’s Greatest-Ever Test Wicketkeeper-Batter, Says Former Bowler
Former India seamer Dodda Ganesh has made the case that Rishabh Pant now stands above every wicketkeeper-batter India has produced in Test cricket. He argued that nostalgia is great but does not change the reality of Pant’s record.
Ganesh pointed to Pant’s match-winning impact across 50 Tests. He said the number of matches Pant has won with his bat is on par with some of the great batters of the past. He argued that Pant’s record speaks for itself.
Pant has 3,557 runs at an average of 43.37 with eight centuries and 19 fifties. This is comfortably clear of Dhoni’s Test average of 38.09. He has also scored Test hundreds in England, Australia, and South Africa. He sits second on the list of highest run-scorers among Indian wicketkeepers despite playing far fewer matches.
The endorsement comes at a curious juncture in Pant’s career. He was removed as Test vice-captain in favour of KL Rahul. Dhruv Jurel’s recent form has also fueled debate about whether the gloves might eventually change hands. Ganesh is pushing back against the tendency to judge Pant on individual dismissals rather than career-defining impact.
FAQs
Q. How many Test runs has Rishabh Pant scored?
A. Pant has scored more than 3,600 Test runs.
Q. How many Test centuries does Pant have?
A. Pant has scored eight Test centuries.
Q. How many WTC runs does Rishabh Pant have?
A. Pant has scored 2,885 WTC runs.
Q. How many Test sixes has Rishabh Pant hit?
A. Pant has hit 100 sixes in Test cricket.
Q. Who has hit the most Test sixes?
A. Ben Stokes leads the list with 138 Test sixes.
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