IND vs ENG, 2nd Test: Rishabh Pant silences Harry Brook’s ‘fastest 100’ quip – WATCH | Cricket News

On Saturday, England discovered themselves on the receiving finish of a relentless Indian batting show within the second innings at Edgbaston, which led Harry Brook to resort to thoughts video games in an effort to disrupt Rishabh Pant’s rhythm throughout his quickfire half-century.Rishabh Pant was bringing the chaos at Edgbaston, and between deliveries, Brook tried to impress Pant with a pointed query. “What’s your fastest hundred?” he requested, hoping to plant a seed of recklessness in Pant’s thoughts.Pant answered calmly, “In Test cricket, maybe 80–90 minutes,” referencing the regular tempo of his earlier centuries.Not content material to depart it there, Brook cheekily introduced up his personal report-breaking knock within the IPL. “The fastest hundred I’ve hit was in 55 balls—you could do that today,” he teased, making an attempt to prod Pant into enjoying rash photographs.Pant, nevertheless, remained unfazed and refused to take the bait. “It’s okay. I’m not too greedy for records. If it happens, it happens,” he replied with a composed smile, shutting down the sledging with quiet confidence.After scoring 25 within the first innings, Pant delivered an entertaining, counter-attacking and essential 65 in 58 balls, with eight fours and three sixes.Now in 28 SENA Tests, Pant has scored 2,023 runs at a median of 41.28, with six centuries and 6 fifties in 52 innings and a greatest rating of 159*.

In this sequence, Pant is the second-highest run-getter, with 342 runs in 4 innings at a median of 85.00 and a strike price of 81.81, with two centuries and a fifty. His greatest rating is 134.Pant made a stroke-crammed 65 off 58 balls with eight fours and three sixes and placed on 110 runs for the fourth wicket with Gill.Gill adopted up his splendid 269 within the first innings with one other huge knock of 161, which got here off 162 balls with 13 fours and eight sixes.Jadeja made 69 not out (118 balls, 5 fours and one six) whereas including one other 175 runs in a brisk partnership for the fifth wicket with the Indian skipper.India, who resumed the fourth day’s play at 64 for one, had misplaced KL Rahul (55) and Karun Nair (26) within the first session.