IND vs SL 1st Test: Rishabh Pant achieves gigantic feat for Team India in format's history
Updated On: 18 August, 2026 04:23 PM IST | Sujay Shivalkar
In the second innings of the first Test match against Sri Lanka, Team India's wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant achieved a new feat. Here's all you need to know (Pics: File Pic)


In the second innings of the first Test match against Sri Lanka, Team India's wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant played a knock of 66 runs off 69 deliveries, which was laced with eight boundaries and two maximums

With this, he became the first Indian player and fourth in the world to complete the rare milestone of 100 sixes in Test cricket

Pant also became the fastest to 100 maximums in only his 51st game, while former England skipper Ben Stokes had reached the mark in his 82nd Test

Ahead of Pant is Stokes (138 sixes), New Zealand's Brendon McCullum (107 sixes) and Australia's maverick keeper-batter Adam Gilchrist (100 sixes)

Before the start of the game, Pant was on 97 sixes and in the first innings equalled Chris Gayle's record of 98 sixes. Among Indians, Virender Sehwag and Rohit Sharma have 90 and 88 sixes, respectively
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