CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Mumbai: Indian wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant surpassed veteran Indian cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s record for the top score by an Indian wicket-keeper batsman in the third and final T20I.

Detailed explanation-2: -The highest individual score by an Indian in T20 cricket was by Shreyas Iyer, who scored 147 for Mumbai in a Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2019 match against Sikkim. Shubman Gill’s 126 against New Zealand in 2023 is the highest T20 score by an Indian batsman in T20Is.

Detailed explanation-3: -M.S. Dhoni holds the record for the most dismissals in ODIs by an Indian wicket-keeper. He has the third-highest dismissals in the world in ODIs after Kumar Sangakkara (501 dismissals), and Adam Gilchrist (472 dismissals).

Detailed explanation-4: -He also broke MS Dhoni’s record of the fastest century by an Indian wicketkeeper in Test. Dhoni slammed a 93-ball century against Pakistan in 2006.

Detailed explanation-5: -Rishabh Pant’s Highest Score in IPL is 128. R Pant has 1 IPL centuries, 15 IPL half centuries and 28 times 30+ and 14 times 20+ IPL runs. R Pant has a strike rate of 147.9 with average of 28.95 in 1918 IPL balls. Rishabh Pant made total 390 boundaries with 261 fours and 129 sixes in IPL.