India is currently playing against Afghanistan in the one-off Test match on Saturday, June 6 at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur. India's star wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant has achieved a big feat in Test cricket even before playing a single game in the game.
Big feat for Rishabh Pant in Tests
The left-handed batter has joined MS Dhoni and Syed Kirmani in an iconic club, as he became the only third Indian wicketkeeper to play 50 or more Test matches. Currently, Rishabh Pant is playing in his 50th Test game.
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Syed Kirmani, who was one of the members of India's 1983 World Cup winning squad played a total of 88 Test matches in his career, which spanned for over a decade. He represented India from 1976 to 1986. Meanwhile, MS Dhoni finished his Test career after playing 90 matches. The former India skipper announced his retirement from the longest format in the year of 2014.
Indian wicketkeepers to play most Test matches:
| S.No. | Name | Tests | Years Active |
| 1 | MS Dhoni | 90 | 2005–2014 |
| 2 | Syed Kirmani | 88 | 1976–1986 |
| 3 | Rishabh Pant | 50* | 2018–Present |
| 4 | Kiran More | 49 | 1986–1993 |
| 5 | Farokh Engineer | 46 | 1961–1975 |
Winning the toss, India skipper Shubman Gill opted to bat first against the visitors. At the time of writing, India openers KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal have kicked off the innings on a solid note, staying unbeaten on 16 off 36 and 20 off 26 respectively. India is at 37/0
India's playing XI
KL Rahul, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill(c), Rishabh Pant(w), Dhruv Jurel, Washington Sundar, Manav Suthar, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna
Afghanistan's playing XI
Sediqullah Atal, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Abdul Malik, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi(c), Afsar Zazai(w), Azmatullah Omarzai, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Nangeyalia Kharote, Ziaur Rahman Sharifi, Mohammad Saleem Safi