India, July 1 -- His twin centuries might have come in a losing effort, but Rishabh Pant was in history-making form at Headingley in Leeds. A pair of centuries, including a remarkable fighting 118 in the second innings, showed that Pant had arrived in England and was in the zone, ready to do his thing and score runs at will on these tracks.

With his comfort in switching between gears and converting a rock-solid defense into the kind of attack that left the opposition scratching their heads, Pant was almost impossible to bowl to at times. Veteran England seamer Chris Woakes echoed as much, and stated that the goal for England was to come up with a plan to counter India's prolific keeper-batter.

"Rishabh's a player who you don't really kn...