Pant leapfrogs Gill to become India’s top World Test Championship run-scorer
Cricket
Rishabh Pant overtook Shubman Gill to become India’s leading run-scorer in the World Test Championship in Galle, the Times of India reported on August 19, 2026.
Pant also reached 100 Test sixes, a milestone the report described as a historic moment for Indian cricket. Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja follow him in the Indian WTC standings, while Joe Root continues to hold the overall lead in World Test Championship runs.
