There’s something thrilling about watching Rishabh Pant bat in whites. The audacity, the swagger, the fearlessness — it’s a brand of Test cricket India hasn’t seen since the Virender Sehwag era. And now, Pant has joined Sehwag in an elite list, equalling him for the most sixes in Test cricket for India.Pant now sits atop the six-hitting charts for India in Tests with 90 sixes, level with Sehwag, with stalwarts like Rohit Sharma (88), MS Dhoni (78), and Ravindra Jadeja (74) in the top five.
What makes Pant’s feat even more remarkable is the pace at which he’s gotten there. While Sehwag’s 90 sixes came over 104 Tests, Pant has reached the landmark in just 46 matches, underlining his reputation as one of the most aggressive wicketkeeper-batters in red-ball cricket today.The 27-year-old wicketkeeper-batter reached the milestone in the 110st over of India’s inning, launching Jofra Archer for a massive pull over the mid-wicket boundary.Struggling with a broken toe, Pant read Archer’s slower delivery perfectly, it landed short and the left-hander launched into it with sheer disdain.Pant’s stay in the middle was stopped by Archer in the next over. On an angling delivery, it landed on good length and nipped away to past the defensive edge. Rooted to the crease, he got squared up and saw the off stump cartwheeling.Most sixes for India in Tests
- 90 – Rishabh Pant
- 90 – Virender Sehwag
- 88 – Rohit Sharma
- 78 – MS Dhoni
- 74 – Ravindra Jadeja
