Rishabh Pant and Jasprit Bumrah have been two of the most consistent and reliable performers for India in Tests over the last few years, especially away from home, where their skillset is tested the most.
Bumrah was also handed the responsibility to lead the side in Australia twice, while Pant is now the deputy to Shubman Gill in Tests, with the five matches in England their first assignment.
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Pant came in to bat at 5 after a good start of 221/3 when India were put to bat after losing the toss in the first Test at Headingley and he went on to post 134 runs on the board, scoring his 7th century, surpassing MS Dhoni.
Later on Day 2, Bumrah once again bowled with his tail up as he scalped all three English wickets before the hosts ended the 2nd day at 209/3.
Below is the list of records made by the Indian duo in the first couple of days of the Leeds Test.
What are the records broken by Pant and Bumrah at Headingley?
1. Most Test hundreds for Indian wicketkeepers:
With his 134 in Leeds, Pant surpassed Dhoni's 6 Test centuries in half the number of matches played. Wriddhiman Saha is 3rd in the list with 3 tons in 54 innings.
2. Most Test sixes for Indians:
The southpaw, Pant, went past MS Dhoni's tally of 78 sixes in Test cricket as he now sits 3rd in the all-time list for India behind Virender Sehwag (90) and Rohit Sharma (88).
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3. Most SENA centuries for Indians at the age of 27
Rishabh Pant, who has been India's first-choice wicketkeeper-batter for a few years now, has 5 SENA centuries at 27. He is only behind Sachin Tendulkar's 9 and Virat Kohli's 7 among Indians.
4. Asians with most wickets in SENA countries:
When Bumrah cleaned up Ben Duckett, he became his 147th Test wicket in SENA. With number 147, he went past Wasim Akram's 146 wickets for Pakistan.
5. Best bowling strike rate in World Test Championship:
Only Kagiso Rabada has more wickets than Jasprit Bumrah with a better bowling strike rate in WTC. Rabada has 160 with a bowling strike rate of 39.1 while Bumrah strikes at 39.5 balls per wicket for 159 wickets.