Pant breaks another record in Colombo, surpasses Gilchrist in six-hitting feat
Indian cricketer Rishabh Pant has surpassed Adam Gilchrist to become the third-highest six-hitter in Test cricket history. Pant also set new records for the most runs by an Indian wicketkeeper in away Tests and the highest run-scorer for India in the World Test Championship.
Why it matters
These milestones solidify Pant's status as one of the most aggressive and productive wicketkeeper-batters in the history of the sport.
Rishabh Pant added another milestone to his growing list of Test records as the India wicketkeeper-batter surpassed Australia legend Adam Gilchrist to become the third-highest six-hitter in Test cricket during the second Test against Sri Lanka in Colombo on Monday.Pant's aggressive approach once again came to the fore as he smashed two sixes during his 63-run knock off 89 balls, along with six fours. Those two maximums took his Test six tally to 102 in just 52 matches, moving him past Gilchrist's tally of 100 sixes in 96 Tests.Pant had already created history in the previous Test when he became the first Indian batter to hit 100 sixes in Test cricket. He is now only behind England's Ben Stokes and former New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum on the all-time list.Stokes leads the chart with 138 sixes in 122 Tests, while McCullum has 107 sixes in 101 matches.
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