Pant becomes second wicketkeeper in history to score hundreds in each innings of a Test
Leeds, Jun 23 (PTI): The flamboyant Rishabh Pant on Monday became only the second wicketkeeper in the game's history to score two hundreds in each innings of a Test match during the series opener against England here.
Before Pant, Zimbabwe's former stumper Andy Flower made 142 and 199 not out against South Africa in Harare in 2001.
While making 118 off 140 balls on the fourth and penultimate day, he also became the first Indian to score hundreds in both innings of a Test in England.
Pant is now the seventh Indian to score centuries in both innings of a Test.
He has made a magnificent 134 in the first innings.
Pant is also the seventh Indian batter to score hundreds in both Test innings.
Before him, Sunil Gavaskar achieved this feat thrice, Rahul Dravid twice, and Vijay Hazare, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Ajinkya Rahane have done this once in their career.
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NEET student hangs self in Rajasthan's Sikar
Jaipur (PTI): A student preparing for the NEET examination allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself in a rented room in Rajasthan's Sikar on Friday, police said.
According to the police, the student allegedly hanged himself from a ceiling fan using his sister's scarf while one sister was attending coaching classes and the other was in the bathroom.
He had appeared in the NEET UG exam 2026, which was cancelled due to paper leak, they said.
Udyog Nagar SHO Rajesh Kumar said that the deceased, identified as Pradeep Meghwal, was a resident of Kanika ki Dhani village in Jhunjhunu's Gudha Gaudji area.
He had been living in a rented room in Sikar's Jaldhari Nagar area with his two sisters while preparing for NEET over the last three years.
His elder sister later found him hanging and informed the landlord and police after bringing him down, officials said.
The SHO said the body was kept at SK Hospital mortuary, and a postmortem had not been conducted.
The student's father, Rajesh Kumar Meghwal, told police that Pradeep's NEET examination had gone well and the family was expecting him to score around 650 marks.
Former Rajasthan deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot expressed grief over the incident and linked it to anxiety among students after reports of irregularities and paper leaks in NEET 2026.
Pilot said repeated paper leak incidents and cancellation of examinations were affecting students' mental health and demanded a time-bound investigation and strict action against those responsible.
