Rishabh Pant Breaks Kapil Dev’s Record with Power-Packed Innings
Team India’s wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant suffered an injury in the first Test match against New Zealand. Then when Pant came out to bat on the fourth day, he did a great feat. Pant’s leg, which underwent surgery the next day, was injured after being hit by a ball. So Pant had to go out of the field. Therefore, in Pant’s absence, Dhruv Jurel kept the wicket.
So Pant came to bat with Sarfraz on the fourth day. Pant batted hard giving excellent support to Sarfraz. Pant scored an unbeaten 53 off 56 balls when play was stopped due to rain. Pant hit 3 sixes in this innings and with this, he broke the record of former Team India captain Kapil Dev.
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Pant Breaks Kapil Dev’s Sixes Record
Pant has hit 3 sixes while batting in the second innings of the Bangalore Test. With this, Pant has become the sixth batsman to hit the most number of sixes for Team India in Tests. Pant has also rejected Kapil Dev. Dev had hit 61 sixes in 131 Tests. Pant has done this feat only in the 36th match. Virender Sehwag holds the record for most sixes in Tests by Team India. Sehwag has hit 90 sixes in 103 matches.
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Indians with the Most Sixes in Test Cricket
| Player Name | Sixes in Test Matches |
|---|---|
| Virender Sehwag | 90 |
| Rohit Sharma | 88 |
| Mahendra Singh Dhoni | 78 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 69 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 66 |
| Rishabh Pant | 62 |
| Kapil Dev | 61 |
Highlights of Rishabh Pant’s Performance:
- Scored an unbeaten 53 off 56 balls in India’s second innings.
- Smashed 3 sixes, breaking Kapil Dev’s record for most sixes by an Indian in Tests.
- Achieved the milestone of 62 sixes in just 36 Test matches.
- Marked his 12th Test half-century.
- Played a crucial role in India’s innings, despite battling an injury.
Playing XIs
Team India:
Rohit Sharma (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suraj Kumar, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj
New Zealand:
Tom Latham (captain), Devon Conway, Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Darrel Mitchell, Tom Bundell (wicketkeeper), Glenn Phillips, Matt Henry, Tim Southee, Ajaz Patel, William O’Rourke
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