Rishabh Pant Breaks Gilchrist’s Record to Reach 100 Test Sixes
Rishabh Pant Creates History, Becomes Fastest to 100 Test Sixes: India’s Rishabh Pant has created history by becoming the fastest batsman to hit 100 sixes in Test cricket. He achieved the milestone during the second innings of the first Test against Sri Lanka.
Pant reached 100 sixes in just 4,918 balls, breaking the previous record held by Australia’s Adam Gilchrist, who reached the mark in 6,578 balls.
Ben Stokes is third on the list with 100 sixes, while Brendon McCullum reached the milestone in 9,756 balls. Stokes still holds the record for the most sixes in Test cricket, with 138.
West Indies’ Chris Gayle and New Zealand’s Tim Southee are just short of the milestone, with 98 sixes each.
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