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Rishabh Pant Becomes First Indian to Reach 100 Test Sixes
Cricket is a game where players hit a ball with a bat, and Test matches last for several days.
Rishabh Pant is a very strong batter who plays for India's cricket team.
On the fourth day of India's Test match against Sri Lanka in Galle, Pant was trying to score runs quickly so Sri Lanka would have a very hard target to chase.
Pant hit a gigantic six that soared over the field and out of the stadium, appearing to land near buses parked on a road outside.
Because the ball was gone, the umpires had to replace it with a new one.
Later, Pant hit another six off the same bowler, Lahiru Kumara.
That shot was his 100th six in Test cricket, making him the first Indian player ever to reach that number.
He is also the fastest player in the world to reach 100 Test sixes.
Only three other players in cricket history have ever hit 100 sixes in Test matches.
Rishabh Pant became the first Indian cricketer to hit 100 sixes in Test cricket during Day 4 of the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle.
He is only the fourth batter overall to reach the landmark and the fastest, doing so in his 89th innings and 51st Test.
Pant earlier smashed a gigantic six off Lahiru Kumara that soared over wide long-off and out of the stadium, forcing the umpires to change the ball.
The 100th six, also bowled by Kumara, cleared deep fine leg and brought up Pant's fifty off just 53 balls.
Off the field, Pant's viral appeal to Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami over acquiring land and his stump-mic commentary also drew attention.
- Who
- India's wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant, who hit the shots against Sri Lankan fast bowler Lahiru Kumara.
- What
- Pant reached 100 sixes in Test cricket, a first for an Indian, and also sent a ball out of the ground, forcing a ball change.
- Where
- Galle International Stadium in Galle, Sri Lanka.
- When
- Day 4 (a Tuesday) of the first Test between India and Sri Lanka.
- Why
- India was aiming for quick runs to set Sri Lanka a target, and Pant's aggressive batting produced the historic milestone.
Key facts
- Player
- Rishabh Pant
- Team
- India
- Opposition
- Sri Lanka
- Match
- IND vs SL 1st Test, Day 4
- Venue
- Galle International Stadium
- Milestone
- 100th six in Test cricket; first Indian to reach the mark
- Fastest to milestone
- 89th innings in 51st Test, surpassing Adam Gilchrist
- All-time Test six leaders
- Ben Stokes (138), Brendon McCullum (107), Adam Gilchrist (100), Rishabh Pant (100)
Quotes
Rishabh Pant
Indian wicketkeeper-batter, Test cricketer
“Eating sugar ho jayega”
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