IND Vs AUS, Rishabh Pant: Currently, the last match of the Test series between India and Australia is being played in Sydney. Next day, in the second innings, Rishabh Pant appeared in such a fierce manner as if he was playing a T20 match and not a Test. As soon as Pant came, he hit a six on the first ball of Scott Boland. Pant did not stop here. He batted stormily against every Australian bowler. With this, Pant has registered a special record in his name.
Pant made this record in Australia
Rishabh Pant batted brilliantly in the second innings of the Sydney Test. He scored a half-century in just 29 balls. Now Pant has become the guest batsman to score the fastest Test half-century in Australia. Earlier this record was in the names of John Brown of England and Roy Fredericks of West Indies. Who scored a half-century in 33 balls in Test cricket on Australian soil.
Pant is the Indian batsman to score the fastest half-century in Test.
This is Rishabh Pant’s second fastest half-century in Test cricket. Earlier in the year 2022, Pant had scored a half-century in just 28 balls in the Test match against Sri Lanka. Pant is the Indian batsman to score the fastest half-century in Test cricket. Apart from this, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shardul Thakur have scored half-centuries in 31-31 balls in Test cricket. In the year 1982, former Indian team captain Kapil Dev had achieved the feat of scoring the fastest half-century for India for the first time. Kapil Dev scored a half-century in 30 balls against Pakistan.
Pant’s brilliant innings of 61 runs
Rishabh Pant played an inning of 61 runs in just 31 balls in the second innings of the Sydney Test. During this innings he hit 6 fours and 4 skyscraper sixes. In these, Pant hit 2 consecutive sixes against Mitchell Starc.
