Rishabh Pant broke Viv Richards record, most sixes in Tests against England

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Rishabh Pant broke Viv Richards' record of hitting the most sixes in Tests against England: The third match of the ongoing 5 Test match series between India and England is being played at the historic Lord's ground, where the aggressive form of the 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 made the record of hitting the most sixes in Test cricket against England so far.

Rishabh Pant created history

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Rishabh Pant became the batsman to hit the most sixes in Test matches against England: According to the statistics 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 said to be the result of his aggressive and fearless batting style, which has given a glimpse of new thinking in Test cricket as well.

Most sixes in Tests against England

• 36: Rishabh Pant
• 34: Viv Richards
• 30: Tim Southee
• 27: Yashasvi Jaiswal
• 26: Shubman Gill

Two more young batsmen from India are included in this list - 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.

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Most sixes for India in Test matches

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Not only this, Pant has also equaled Rohit Sharma's record. He has now become the joint second highest six-hitter in Tests. Pant and Rohit have hit 88 sixes each in Tests. This list is topped by Virender Sehwag, who hit 90 sixes in 103 Tests.

• Virender Sehwag: 90
• Rohit Sharma: 88
• Rishabh Pant: 88
• MS Dhoni: 78
• Ravindra Jadeja: 72

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