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India's unflappable maverick Rishabh Pant became only the second wicketkeeper in the game's history to score hundreds in both innings of a Test, guiding the visitors to a position of strength in the series-opener against England here on Monday.

Besides Pant's (118 off 140 balls) landmark century, KL Rahul (137) was rewarded for his indefatigable resistance as he constructed a classic hundred to power India to a dominant 336 for six at the time of reporting on the fourth day and stretch their overall lead to 342 runs.

The iconic 'Hey Jude' by The Beatles played softly in the background as Pant closed in on his eighth Test ton, e...