On the first day of the first Test match between Australia and India in Perth on Friday, Rishabh Pant made history. After a breakdown in the top order at the Optus Stadium, Pant scored a vital 37-run knock to help India reach 150. Pant's hit made him the first player in World Test Championship (WTC) history to reach 2,000 runs as a wicketkeeper. Among wicketkeepers, he now leads with 2,034 runs, closely followed by Pakistan's white-ball skipper, Mohammad Rizwan, who is currently at 1,930 runs.

Meanwhile, with 5,325 runs in 61 games, England's Joe Root tops the WTC's all-time run-scoring chart. After Virat Kohli (2,432) and veteran Rohit Sharma (2,685), Pant is India's third-highest run scorer. After India was all out for 150, they put up a fierce fightback, which led to Pant's incredible accomplishment. With a solid 41, debutant Nitish Kumar Reddy led India in scoring and formed an important combination with Pant.