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“Best wk batsman currently in the world” – Twitter reacts after Rishabh Pant completed 50 sixes from just 54 innings in Tests

Photo of Rohit Sarkar Rohit SarkarDecember 14, 2022
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India’s wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant recently made the headlines after he requested the BCCI to release himself from the ODI squad for the three-match ODI series against the Bangladesh cricket team recently.

The Tigers stamped their authority in the series as they went on to win the first two games and the series before losing the dead rubber by a humongous margin. The hosts won the ODI series by 2-1 and notched up a second consecutive ODI series win at home.

Meanwhile, the cricketing action shifts to the Test series between Bangladesh and India as the Test series opener is currently being played at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram.

Rishabh Pant completes 50 sixes from just 54 innings in Tests

Rohit Sharma who was ruled out of the third ODI against Bangladesh due to a dislocated thumb has been ruled out of the first Test match against Bangladesh in Chattogram.

The BCCI named KL Rahul as the acting captain in Rohit’s absence. India’s stand-in captain KL Rahul won the toss and chose to bat first. During the game, Rishabh Pant created a new landmark in the purest format of the game.

The young southpaw has successfully completed 50 sixes from just 54 innings in Test cricket, which is quite an achievement. Pant is only getting started and is destined for greatness in the longest format of the game.

Pant already has made a name for himself as one of the aggressive batsmen as far as the Test format is concerned. He has scored 2169 runs in 32 Tests at an average of 43.38.

The southpaw has slammed as many as five centuries and ten fifties to his name. During the first Test against Bangladesh, Pant approached the game quite aggressively, smashing six fours and two sixes.

While he was en route to scoring a fifty, Mehidy Hasan got rid of him in the fourth ball of the 32nd over. Pant tried to play a defensive shot but the ball ended up hitting his bat before going to crash his stumps.

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