Rishabh Pant joins Vijay Hazare, Sunil Gavaskar in this unlucky list

June 25, 2025 Credit: Getty

Pant's heroics in vain

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Pant shone but India lost

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Pant's 134 in 1st innings

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Pant's 118 in second innings

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Twin tons in losing cause

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Vijay Hazare

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Sunil Gavaskar

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Virat Kohli

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Rishabh Pant

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