India's Rishabh Pant, left, is given his bat back by England's Brydon Carse during day four of the second cricket test match between England and India at Edgbaston in Birmingham, England, Saturday ...

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India's Rishabh Pant recovers his bat during day four of the second cricket test match between England and India at Edgbaston in Birmingham, England, Saturday, July 5, 2025. Scott Heppell - AP ...

The bat went one way. The ball went the other. One of the wildest innings in test cricket from India star Rishabh Pant came to a suitably extraordinary end against England at Edgbaston on Saturday.