Rishabh Pant: Rishabh Pant trapped in the 90s for the 7th time, becomes the second Indian wicketkeeper to be out at 99.

sports desk : Rishabh Pant was out after scoring 99 runs in the second innings of the first Test match being played between India and New Zealand. The star wicketkeeper faced 105 balls. Due to being out on 99, Pant has made a place in Mahendra Singh Dhoni's group.

Pant has become the second Indian wicketkeeper to be out for 99 runs. Before him, this had happened with Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Mahendra Singh Dhoni missed his century by one run against England in 2012 at Nagpur ground. Pant has also now joined Dhoni's club. Pant is the fourth wicketkeeper to enter this club. Former New Zealand wicketkeeper Brendon McCullum lost his wicket at 2205 and England's Jonny Bairstow at 99 runs in 2017.

Indian wicketkeepers to dismiss on 99 in Tests:

MS Dhoni Vs England in 2012..

Rishabh Pant Vs New Zealand in 2024. pic.twitter.com/fr2Fqc3p1i

— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) October 19, 2024

Wicketkeeper who got out on 99 in test cricket

Brendon McCullum (New Zealand) v Sri Lanka, Napier, 2005
MS Dhoni (India) vs England, Nagpur, 2012
Jonny Bairstow (England) v South Africa, Old Trafford, 2017
Rishabh Pant (India) vs New Zealand, Bengaluru, 2024

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Pant has become a victim of nervous nineties 7 times. If Pant had scored one run, he would have created a new record by surpassing Dhoni. He would have become the Indian wicket-keeper batsman to score the most centuries in Test cricket but Pant could not do so in this match. Pant and Dhoni have 6-6 centuries in their names. Ever since Pant made his comeback, he seems to be in a different rhythm. In the last five innings, he has scored 50 plus every time he batted during the third innings. During this period he has also scored a century twice.

Pant's last five innings in the third innings of the Test

100* vs South Africa, Cape Town, 2022
50 vs Sri Lanka, Bengaluru, 2022
57 vs England, Edgbaston, 2022
109 vs Bangladesh, Chennai, 2024
99 vs New Zealand, Bengaluru, 2024