Indian wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant has overtaken the great MS Dhoni in the Indian record book, registering his name as the highest run-scorer by a wicket-keeper in away or neutral Tests.

Rishabh Pant achieved this feat during the second Test match against Sri Lanka at Colombo on Monday. As of the time of the report, he was at 2501 runs with an average of 41.68, surpassing Dhoni's 2496 runs. Farokh Engineer comes second with a tally of 1209 runs, while Syed Kirmani and Kiran More are third and fourth with 1109 and 901 runs respectively.

Rishabh Pant Overcomes Injury Scare to Return to the Crease

Rishabh Pant breaks a record during the ongoing Test match against Sri Lanka; he scored 139 runs off 165 balls, helping India post 384 runs in the first innings. The left-handed opener had earlier retired hurt on day one, after a short-pitched delivery from the Sri Lankan pacer Lahiru Kumar accidentally hit the left arm of Pant.

Pant was batting for the third time on the opening day of the Test match when he got hurt. Lahiru Kumara hurled a short delivery, which Pant tried to pull behind square but missed in the process. The ball then hit Pant on the left arm, which sent him reeling in pain on the ground.

The 28-year-old opener was then rushed to the Indian physio by the Sri Lankan medical staff. His arm was immediately iced, and then strapped after the ice pack was taken off. But it turned out to be of no use, as Pant kept on complaining that he was still in pain, which eventually led to him walking back to the pavilion with the physio. He scored 3 runs off 15 balls that he faced, before walking back to the pavilion in the 58th over.

However, Rishabh Pant returned to bat again on Day 2, after Asitha Fernando had dismissed Saransh Jain for six, which gave a new lease of life to Sri Lanka with the sixth wicket in hand. He came out to bat with Dhruv Jurel, as the two set about repairing India's innings, which looked to have been damaged when the opener was out with an injury.

The Sri Lankan pace battery continued to give Pant short ones, with which he tussled, before the drinks break but he was out in discomfort. However, Pant showed extraordinary resilience in the face of such a hostile bowling attack, while Jurel stood tall and played a useful cameo knock himself, before they added 47 runs to India's score in the drinks interval.

Rishabh Pant's return to the crease after a persistent injury not only brought cheers from the Indian supporters but also helped the Indian team chase down Sri Lanka's second innings of Sri Lanka. Besides, he also broke the record for the most runs by Dhoni in his Test career for the second time.