IND vs BAN 1st Test: Rishabh Pant 50 Sixes: MS Dhoni Sixes Record – Rishabh Pant can do no wrong in Test cricket as it is the format in which he thrives. One after another, the southpaw is breaking new records in Test cricket. In the first Test against Bangladesh Pant smashed 50 sixes in record time. In the process, the wicketkeeper batter became the fastest Indian to complete 50 sixes in the longest format achieving this feat in just 32 Tests. With another record broken Pant now has set sights on MS Dhoni’s sixes record. Follow IND vs BAN 1st Test Live Updates with InsideSport.IN.
Rishabh Pant is the fastest to complete 50 sixes by an Indian in Test cricket history.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) December 14, 2022
Ind vs Ban 1st Test: Rishabh Pant smashes 50 SIXES in Tests in Record Time, Targets MS Dhoni’s SIXES Record Next: Follow Live Updates
IND vs BAN 1st Test: Rishabh Pant yet again shines in red-ball cricket, canters to 45-ball 46 runs – With India struggling at 46 for three, the wicketkeeper walked in with the team needing some impetus. Pant provided that with a breezy knock of 46 runs. The southpaw attacked from word go and put the Bangladesh bowlers on the back. Pant’s run-a ball contained six fours and two sixes. Pant also completed 4000 runs in international cricket and hit 50 sixes in Test cricket.
Rishabh Pant 50 Sixes: Pant eyes MS Dhoni record of sixes, set to play aggressive template in Test cricket
- With 50 sixes accomplished, Pant is only 28 shy of surpassing MS Dhoni’s record of 78 sixes.
- While the CSK captain got there in 90 Tests, Pant is likely to overhaul Dhoni in fewer Tests.
- On an average, Pant hits 3 sixes per Test match. The southpaw plays aggressively at down the order striking runs at 73.10.
- Currently, Ben Stokes is leading the most sixes Tally scoring 107. Virender Sehwag holds the record for scoring the highest sixes by Indians.
- The former India opener smashed 91 sixes in 104 Test matches. Pant is keen to break the sixes by playing fearlessly in Test cricket.
| Player | Span | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 0 | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA Stokes (ENG) | 2013-2022 | 88 | 160 | 6 | 5541 | 258 | 35.98 | 9428 | 58.77 | 12 | 28 | 14 | 661 | 107 |
| BB McCullum (NZ) | 2004-2016 | 101 | 176 | 9 | 6453 | 302 | 38.64 | 9989 | 64.60 | 12 | 31 | 14 | 776 | 107 |
| AC Gilchrist (AUS) | 1999-2008 | 96 | 137 | 20 | 5570 | 204* | 47.60 | 6796 | 81.95 | 17 | 26 | 14 | 677 | 100 |
| CH Gayle (WI) | 2000-2014 | 103 | 182 | 11 | 7214 | 333 | 42.18 | 11970 | 60.26 | 15 | 37 | 15 | 1046 | 98 |
| JH Kallis (ICC/SA) | 1995-2013 | 166 | 280 | 40 | 13289 | 224 | 55.37 | 28903 | 45.97 | 45 | 58 | 16 | 1488 | 97 |
| V Sehwag (ICC/IND) | 2001-2013 | 104 | 180 | 6 | 8586 | 319 | 49.34 | 10441 | 82.23 | 23 | 32 | 16 | 1233 | 91 |
| BC Lara (ICC/WI) | 1990-2006 | 131 | 232 | 6 | 11953 | 400* | 52.88 | 19753 | 60.51 | 34 | 48 | 17 | 1559 | 88 |
| CL Cairns (NZ) | 1989-2004 | 62 | 104 | 5 | 3320 | 158 | 33.53 | 5815 | 57.09 | 5 | 22 | 7 | 365 | 87 |
| IVA Richards (WI) | 1974-1991 | 121 | 182 | 12 | 8540 | 291 | 50.23 | 9613+ | 69.77* | 24 | 45 | 10 | 952+ | 84 |
| A Flintoff (ENG/ICC) | 1998-2009 | 79 | 130 | 9 | 3845 | 167 | 31.77 | 6197 | 62.04 | 5 | 26 | 17 | 513 | 82 |
Ind vs Ban 1st Test: Rishabh Pant smashes 50 SIXES in Tests in Record Time, Targets MS Dhoni’s SIXES Record Next: Follow Live Updates
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