Fans on Twitter were jubilant after Indian wicket-keeper batter Rishabh Pant becomes the fastest Indian to complete 50 sixes in Test cricket history. Calling him a beast in the format, they praised him for his innings in the first innings in Bangladesh.
Rishabh Pant becomes the fastest Indian to complete 50 sixes in Test cricket history
India keeper batter Rishabh Pant played another staggering inning in the Test as he played another fiery innings to bail his side out of trouble. India is currently locking horns with Bangladesh in the first Test in Chattogram. The hosts won the toss and decided to bat first. But it hasn’t been a fruitful outing for the so far as they have struggled against the bowling attack.
They lost three wickets in quick succession and were left tottering at 48/3. But after that Rishabh Pant came out with positive intent and smashed 29 in 26 balls, in the first session to make sure that India end the first phase on high and come out with momentum on their side.
After the lunch break, he batted in a similar fashion as he looked in full control and kept scoring boundaries at regular intervals. However, a soft dismissal saw him back in the hut. The southpaw tried to hang back to a delivery from Mehidy Hasan but got a bottom edge that trickled onto the stumps.
Pant was dismissed for 46 runs in 45 balls. He also smashed 6 fours and 2 sixes in his innings. With the 2 big hits, he became the fastest Indian to complete 50 sixes in Test cricket history. He achieved the feat in his 32nd Test match. Notably, in his last 7 innings, he has smashed 534 runs at an average of 89. This tally includes two centuries and 3 fifties.
Fans on Twitter react as Rishabh Pant becomes the fastest Indian to complete 50 sixes in Test cricket history
As Rishabh Pant becomes the fastest Indian to complete 50 sixes in Test cricket history, fans on Twitter reacted in joy. They called him a beast in the format and also lauded him for playing momentum-shifting innings in the first Test against Bangladesh. Here are some of the reactions:
Rishabh Pant is the fastest to complete 50 sixes by an Indian in Test cricket history.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) December 14, 2022
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My man is a beast in this format 🔥🔥🔥 https://t.co/pmTD4n42kx
— Om mishra (@Ommishra09) December 14, 2022
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John, I think He deserves Test Captaincy.
— 𝖯𝖺𝗇𝗄𝖺𝗃 𝖠𝗁𝗂𝗋𝗐𝖺𝗋❤️ (@impkdurg26) December 14, 2022
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He is the Goat. I have seen enough cricket to say that
— Adv1k 🇿🇦 (@BestSinceGilly) December 14, 2022
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Most sixes by an INDIAN player in TESTS
Virender Sehwag – 90
MS Dhoni – 78
Sachin Tendulkar – 69
Rohit Sharma – 64
Kapil Dev – 61
Sourav Ganguly – 57
Ravindra Jadeja – 55
Rishabh Pant – 50*Advertisement— Aryan singh 🇮🇳 (@im_aryansingh) December 14, 2022
Best of best'
Advertisement— bharbhuti ji (@crickdevil) December 14, 2022
Rishabh Pant in Test cricket in the last innings:
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– 96.
– 39.
– 50.
– 146.
– 57.
– 46.– 534 runs at an average of 89, he's a superstar of this format! pic.twitter.com/LC6JzXwP4j
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) December 14, 2022
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Rishabh Pant is a superstar in this format – in the first session he managed to smash 29 in 26 balls, when the team was down at 48/3.
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) December 14, 2022
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Rishabh Pant dismissed for 46 in just 45 balls. Missed out from a well deserved fifty, a fine knock nevertheless by Pant!
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) December 14, 2022
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Going to be one of the best Test cricketers in Indian History. https://t.co/Wrp0rHdhtN
— Ankit Dedhia (@imdankit18) December 14, 2022
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Our batting doesn't get it's deserved criticism, thanks to pant https://t.co/gakhPRbm9P
— Manoj (@RafaMaxVirat) December 14, 2022
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Rishabh pant in whites is my religion🛐🥹 https://t.co/IZU946212j
— HariDaDa.. (@haridada_) December 14, 2022
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Father of Test cricket https://t.co/FeprJdiePu
— King Kohli 👑🇮🇳 (@Virat_popa) December 14, 2022
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Beast at 5 🔥 https://t.co/Ypzcu6ZR3b
— Jai Krishna 💖 (@SundaramVeerar2) December 14, 2022
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