Rishabh Pant created history, broke Viv Richards’ record

New Delhi: The third match of the ongoing 5-Test series between India and England is being played at the historic Lord’s ground, where the aggressive form of Indian batsmen was seen. Especially Rishabh Pant once again proved that he is a master of hitting sixes in Test cricket as well. Pant has set the record for hitting the most sixes in Test cricket against England so far.

According to the data so far, Pant has hit 35 sixes in Tests against England, leaving behind West Indies legend Sir Vivian Richards, who had 34 sixes against England. Pant’s achievement can be called the result of his aggressive style and fearless batting style, which has also given a glimpse of new thinking in Test cricket.

Top 5 batsmen in terms of sixes
1. Rishabh Pant – 35 sixes
2. Viv Richards – 34
3. Tim Southee – 30
4. Yashasvi Jaiswal – 27
5. Shubman Gill – 26
This list includes two more young batsmen from India – Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill. Both of them have added a new dimension to Test cricket by batting aggressively in the matches played against England in recent times. Jaiswal has hit 27 sixes in just a few matches, which is an indication that he can go higher in this list in the coming times. At the same time, Shubman Gill has also made it to this list with 26 sixes.

Indian team’s playing XI in Lord’s Test
KL Rahul, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Karun Nair, Shubman Gill (captain), Rishabh Pant (vice-captain/wicketkeeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Jaspreet Bumrah, Akash Deep and Mohammad Siraj.

England’s playing XI in Lord’s Test
Ben Duckett, Jack Crowley, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (captain), Jamie Smith (wicketkeeper), Chris Woakes, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer and Shoaib Bashir.

India vs England H2H (Lord’s)
Total Test Matches: 19
England Won: 12
India Won: 3
Draws: 4

England’s Test record at Lord’s
Total Matches: 145
England Won: 59
England Lost: 35
Draws: 51