Sat Oct 19 22:07:11 UTC 2024: ### Summary of the News Article:
– **Rishabh Pant’s Performance:** Rishabh Pant scored 99 runs off 105 balls in the India-New Zealand Test match in Bengaluru before being bowled out by New Zealand’s William.
– **Record Achievement:** With this performance, Pant became the second Indian wicketkeeper-batsman in history to be dismissed for 99 runs, following MS Dhoni, who was out for the same score in 2012.
– **Partnership and Innings Context:** Pant came to bat after Virat Kohli’s dismissal at 70 runs, and built a significant partnership of 177 runs with Sarfaraz Khan, who scored 150 runs.
– **Historic Context:** If Pant had scored a century, he would have surpassed Dhoni as the highest century-maker among Indian wicketkeeper-batsmen, with both currently having 6 Test centuries.
– **Historical Note:** Since MS Dhoni’s dismissal for 99 runs in December 2012 against England, no Indian batsman had been out for 99 until Pant. The last Indian to be dismissed for 99 was Murali Vijay in 2014.
– **Reliability of Historical Outings:** Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid hold the record for the most times dismissed for 99 in Test cricket, with ten instances each.
– **Team Dynamics:** The article also touches on implications for team composition, specifically regarding Shubman Gill’s position in the squad after Sarfaraz Khan’s impressive performance.
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