Africa tour: Rishabh Pant has a golden chance to break Dhoni's record
Africa tour: Rishabh Pant has a golden chance to break Dhoni's record
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Team India has already reached South Africa. After the T20 World Cup and T20I series against New Zealand, Rishabh Pant was rested in the Test series against the Kiwis. Rishabh Pant will now return to the South African Test series. Pant has a chance to equal the Test series record set by former Indian wicketkeeper and captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Pant has taken 97 wickets in 25 Tests, and is just three wickets away from reaching 100.

Indian wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant will have a chance to overtake Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Mahendra Singh Dhoni holds the record for the fastest 100 wickets for the Indian team. Dhoni had achieved the target of 100 wickets in 36 Tests. Dhoni broke the record of former wicketkeeper Kiran More, who achieved the feat in 39 Tests. Rishabh Pant will have a chance to overtake Dhoni in the three-match series against South Africa.

Rishabh Pant has played 25 Tests so far and can finish his 100 wickets faster than former captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Rishabh Pant has taken 89 catches and eight stumpings in his career. Mahendra Singh Dhoni has taken 294 wickets in 90 Tests throughout his career. Dhoni has a total of 38 stumpings and 256 catches. Adam Gilchrist and Quinton de Kock have the world record for the fastest 100 wickets. Both the players took 100 wickets in 22 Tests.

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