IND vs ENG: Rishabh Pant's front-flip celebration after Leeds century goes viral
Rishabh Pant (Pic credit: BCCI)
NEW DELHI:
Rishabh Pant
lit up Headingley with both bat and flair on Saturday as he celebrated his seventh Test century with a gravity-defying front-flip that instantly went viral across social media.
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On Day 2 of the opening Test against England, the India vice-captain brought up his hundred in vintage fashion - dancing down the track to loft Shoaib Bashir over deep midwicket for six, even with one hand off the bat. Then came the celebration: an acrobatic somersault, reminiscent of his IPL stunt earlier this year, sending fans into a frenzy.
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The broadcaster's clip of Pant's leap, captioned 'What a knock, what a celebration!', has gone viral, making it one of the most talked-about moments of the match.
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Pant's century - his fourth against England and seventh overall - came off 146 balls and featured 10 fours and four sixes. His aggressive knock, alongside captain Shubman Gill's 147, formed a mammoth 209-run fourth-wicket stand that helped India surge past 400.
Though England fought back late in the session to reduce India to 454/7 at lunch, the highlight remained Pant's electrifying celebration - a moment of joy, confidence, and peak Rishabh Pant energy.
From being ruled out for months due to injury to flipping in celebration in a Test century abroad, Pant's comeback story continues to inspire - now with a viral twist.
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