Archive · 24 Aug 2026
Rishabh Pant Surpasses MS Dhoni’s Away Test Runs Record
Rishabh Pant is an Indian cricket player who also keeps wicket.
He scored more away or neutral Test runs than India’s former wicketkeeper MS Dhoni.
Reports gave slightly different totals for Pant, listing either 2,501 or 2,534 runs.
Dhoni’s reported total was 2,496 runs.
Pant reached the record while India played Sri Lanka in Colombo.
On the first day, a fast bowler hit Pant’s left arm with the ball.
Pant left the field but returned to bat the next day.
He then scored 63 runs and helped India build its innings with Dhruv Jurel.
Rishabh Pant surpassed MS Dhoni as India’s leading wicketkeeper run-scorer in away or neutral Tests.
He reached the milestone during India’s second Test against Sri Lanka in Colombo.
One report credited Pant with 2,501 runs, while another reported his total as 2,534 after his 63-run innings.
Pant was struck on the left arm by Lahiru Kumara and retired hurt after making three runs on Day 1.
He returned on Day 2, hit a half-century and batted with Dhruv Jurel despite further short-ball blows.
- Who
- Rishabh Pant, the Indian wicketkeeper-batter, surpassed MS Dhoni’s away or neutral Test record.
- What
- Pant became India’s leading wicketkeeper run-scorer in away or neutral Tests.
- When
- He achieved the feat on Day 2 of the second Test, reported on August 24; he was injured on Day 1, August 23.
- Where
- The Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
- Why
- Pant moved past Dhoni’s reported total of 2,496 runs; reports differed on whether Pant’s new total was 2,501 or 2,534.
- New record
- Pant became India’s leading wicketkeeper run-scorer in away or neutral Tests.
- Pant’s reported totals
- One report listed 2,501 runs; another listed 2,534 after his 63-run innings.
- MS Dhoni’s total
- 2,496 away or neutral Test runs as an Indian wicketkeeper.
- Pant’s innings
- He scored 63 runs, including his 21st Test half-century, according to one report.
- World Test Championship runs
- One report said Pant had 2,948 WTC runs in 42 Tests, leaving him 52 short of 3,000.
- Injury
- Pant was struck on the left arm by a short delivery from Lahiru Kumara and retired hurt after scoring three runs off 15 balls.
- Other Indian wicketkeeper totals
- Farokh Engineer had 1,209 runs, Syed Kirmani 1,109 and Kiran More 901, according to one report.
