Rishabh Pant yet again turned India's troubleshooter, this time on Day 3 of the third Test against England at the Lord's Cricket Ground in London. After England were bowled out for 387 in their first innings, India responded by scoring exactly the same total in their second innings. A standout performer for India was Rishabh Pant, who continued his impressive form in the series by scoring another half-century in this match. He combined with the centurion KL Rahul to take India to a commanding position with his crucial 74-run knock which also allowed him to break two massive world records previously held by legendary cricketers Sir Vivian Richards and MS Dhoni.
Rishabh Pant shatters MS Dhoni's big Test record
During his innings of 74 runs, which came off 112 balls, Rishabh Pant hit two sixes. This brought his total number of sixes against England in Test cricket to 36, making him the batsman with the most Test sixes against this particular opponent. In doing so, he surpassed the record held by West Indies legend Sir Vivian Richards, who had hit 34 Test sixes against England. throughout his entire career.
Batters with most sixes in Tests against a particular opponent:
| Player | Country | Sixes |
| Rishabh Pant | India | 36 |
| Sir Viv Richards | West Indies | 34 |
| Tim Southee | New Zealand | 30 |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | India | 27 |
| Shubman Gill | India | 26 |
Not just this, Pant has now amassed 1197 runs in Test cricket against England. which makes him the Asian wicketkeeper with most runs against England in the longest format of the game. He overtook the previous record holder, MS Dhoni, who had scored 1157 runs in Test cricket against England.
Asian wicketkeepers with most runs against England in Tests:
| Player | Country | Runs |
| Rishabh Pant | India | 1197 |
| MS Dhoni | India | 1157 |
| Farokh Engineer | India | 1113 |
| Kumar Sangakkaea | Sri Lanka | 716 |
| Syed Kirmani | India | 707 |
Considering the fluent manner in which Rishabh Pant was batting, he could have potentially scored his third century of the series. However, he was dismissed for 74 after a moment of hesitation in the crease. As the ball went directly to Ben Stokes, Pant paused briefly before attempting a run, resulting in a direct throw hitting the stumps and ending a strong partnership between him and KL Rahul.
India concluded their first innings at 387 riding on Rahul's 100, Pant's 74 and Ravindra Jadeja's 72. England openers Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett took the crease but could only play just one over before the bails were drawn at 2/0.