Rishabh Pant created history, became the first Indian batsman to achieve this feat in WTC

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Rishabh Pant: Indian team's star wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant has created history in the Galle Test against Sri Lanka. Pant played an inning of 66 runs for Team India in difficult times in the second innings of this match. With this Rishabh Pant has made a big record. Pant has now become the highest run-scorer Indian batsman in the World Test Championship (WTC) history. He has left behind captain Shubhman Gill.

Rishabh Pant played an excellent inning of 66 runs in the second innings of the Galle Test.

Rishabh Pant came to bat at number five on the fourth day of the Galle Test against Sri Lanka. Team India had lost the third wicket on the score of 81 runs. After this, Devdutt Padikkal took charge of India's innings and took the score beyond 100, but then Padikkal was out after scoring 44 runs. Pant remained at the other end, he batted in his old unusual style and got Team India out of trouble. Let us tell you that in the second innings, Pant played the highest innings for India of 66 runs in 69 balls, which included 8 fours and 2 sixes.

Rishabh Pant becomes the Indian with the highest run scorer in WTC history

With this, Rishabh Pant became the highest run-scorer for India in the World Test Championship. He has left behind captain Shubhman Gill. Pant has now scored a total of 2885 runs in WTC. Whereas Shubman Gill has scored 2867 runs. Whereas former Indian captain Rohit Sharma has scored a total of 2716 runs in the World Test Championship.

Rishabh Pant also became the first Asian to hit 100 sixes in test cricket.

Rishabh Pant has created another history by hitting 2 sixes in his innings of 66 runs. Pant has now become the first Indian player to hit 100 sixes in Test cricket. Before Pant, no Indian player in the history of Test cricket could achieve this feat. Whereas, if we talk about India, former veteran opener Virender Sehwag had hit 91 sixes in 104 test matches. Whereas Rohit Sharma has also hit 91 sixes in his Test career so far. Now Pant has become the first player from India and the fastest player in the world to hit 100 sixes in Test cricket.

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