RR Pant joins the select band of glove men who have effected seven or more dismissals on test debut
RR Pant of India took seven catches at the end of the fourth day in the ongoing test against England at Nottingham to become the seventh wicket keeper to effect seven or more dismissals in a test on test debut. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | Dis | Ct | St | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | HB Taber | 8 | 7 | 1 | Aus | SAF | Johannesburg | 23 Dec 1966 |
| 2 | CMW Read | 8 | 7 | 1 | Eng | NZl | Birmingham | 01 Jul 1999 |
| 3 | GRA Langley | 7 | 3 | 4 | Aus | Win | Brisbane | 09 Nov 1951 |
| 4 | AE Dick | 7 | 6 | 1 | NZl | SAF | Durban | 08 Dec 1961 |
| 5 | APE Knott | 7 | 7 | 0 | Eng | Pak | Nottingham | 10 Aug 1967 |
| 6 | Saleem Yousuf | 7 | 5 | 2 | Pak | Srk | Karachi | 05 Mar 1982 |
| 7 | CI Dunusinghe | 7 | 7 | 0 | Srl | NZl | Napier | 11 Mar 1995 |
| 8 | PM Nevill | 7 | 7 | 0 | Aus | Eng | Lord’s | 16 Jul 2015 |
| 9 | RR Pant | 7 | 7 | 0 | Ind | Eng | Nottingham | 18 Aug 2018 |
RR Pant if he effects one more dismissal on the final day of the test – England has one wicket left – he would emulate HB Taber of Australia and CMW Read of England who have effected eight dismissals on test debut to beome the third glove man to achieve the feat.
| No | Player | Dis | Ct | St | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | HB Taber | 8 | 7 | 1 | Aus | SAF | Johannesburg | 23 Dec 1966 |
| 2 | CMW Read | 8 | 7 | 1 | Eng | NZl | Birmingham | 01 Jul 1999 |
| 3 | RR Pant | 7 | 7 | 0 | Ind | Eng | Nottingham | 18 Aug 2018 |
RR Pant became the first Indian wicket keeper to effect seven dismissals on test debut. NS Tamhane, KS More, NR Mongia and NV Ojha have effected five dismissals on test debut. The following table lists the performance of these five wicket keepers
| No | Player | Dis | Ct | St | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | RR Pant | 7 | 7 | 0 | v England | Nottingham | 18 Aug 2018 |
| 2 | NS Tamhane | 5 | 3 | 2 | v Pakistan | Dhaka | 01 Jan 1955 |
| 3 | KS More | 5 | 5 | 0 | v England | Lord’s | 05 Jun 1986 |
| 4 | NR Mongia | 5 | 4 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Lucknow | 18 Jan 1994 |
| 5 | NV Ojha | 5 | 4 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 28 Aug 2015 |