Archive · 24 Jul 2025
Pant Matches Sehwag's Sixes Record, Battles Injury to Score Fifty
Rishabh Pant, a cricketer, played a great innings despite a foot injury.
He hit a half-century, meaning he scored at least 50 runs in a match against England.
During the match, he hit a six, tying the record for the most sixes by an Indian batter in Test matches.
He was in a lot of pain due to a foot injury, but he kept playing.
Also, he scored the most runs in the World Test Championship for India.
This means he is the top run-scorer for India in this type of cricket competition.
Rishabh Pant equaled Virender Sehwag's record of 91 sixes, the most by an Indian batter in Tests.
Pant scored a half-century against England in the fourth Test in Manchester.
Pant played with a broken foot, having been stretchered off the field previously.
He added 17 runs to his score after returning to bat.
Pant also surpassed Rohit Sharma to become India's leading run-scorer in the World Test Championship era.
- Who
- Rishabh Pant, an Indian cricketer.
- What
- Rishabh Pant equaled Sehwag's record of 91 sixes, scored a half-century despite injury.
- When
- During the fourth Test between India and England in Manchester.
- Where
- Manchester, during the fourth Test between India and England.
- Why
- To play for his team and achieve personal milestones despite his injury.
- Batter
- Rishabh Pant
- Sixes Record
- 91 (tied with Virender Sehwag)
- Runs in the World Test Championship
- 2,731
- Innings runs
- 54 off 75 balls
- Boundaries
- 3 fours, 2 sixes
- Status
- Will not keep wickets in this match, but will bat if needed.