IND vs ENG, 2nd Test: Rishabh Pant's Composed Reply Silences Harry Brook's Sledge About Fastest Century

Pant's Retort: Wicket-Keeper Batsman Silences Brook's Sledge with Composed Reply

During the second innings of the Edgbaston Test, Rishabh Pant faced more than just deliveries from the English bowlers; he also had to contend with some verbal sparring from Harry Brook. In an attempt to unsettle the Indian wicket-keeper batsman, Brook resorted to some playful sledging during Pant's rapid half-century.

Brook, probing for a reaction, quizzed Pant on his fastest Test hundred. The intent was clear: to goad Pant into playing a reckless innings.

Pant, however, remained unfazed. He calmly responded, referencing the measured tempo of his previous Test centuries, estimating "maybe 80-90 minutes".

Undeterred, Brook playfully brought up his own blistering record in the IPL, boasting about a century off just 55 balls and suggesting Pant could replicate the feat that day.

But Pant refused to take the bait. With a composed smile, he shut down Brook's attempt, stating he wasn't "too greedy for records," and that such achievements would come naturally if they were meant to.

After a score of 25 in the first innings, Pant delivered a counter-attacking knock of 65 from 58 balls, punctuated by eight fours and three sixes.

Across 28 Tests in SENA countries, Pant has amassed 2,023 runs at an average of 41.28. This includes six centuries and six half-centuries in 52 innings, with a highest score of 159 not out.

In the current series, Pant stands as the second-highest run-scorer, accumulating 342 runs in four innings at an average of 85.00 and a strike rate of 81.81. His performance includes two centuries and a fifty, with a best score of 134.

During the innings, Pant partnered with Gill, contributing 110 runs for the fourth wicket.

Gill's impressive form continued, following up his 269 in the first innings with a substantial 161 off 162 balls, which included 13 boundaries and eight sixes.

Jadeja remained unbeaten on 69 (118 balls, five fours and one six), adding another 175 runs in a rapid partnership for the fifth wicket with the Indian captain.

India, resuming the fourth day's play at 64 for one, had previously lost KL Rahul (55) and Karun Nair (26) in the initial session.