On Day 3 of the third Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy at Lord’s, Rishabh Pant became India’s joint-second-highest six-hitter in Test cricket. Pant confidently went down the track and lofted Shoaib Bashir’s full-length delivery over mid-off for his 88th six.
Rishabh Pant tied former India captain Rohit Sharma and trails just Virender Sehwag with 90 red-ball international sixes.
England’s Ben Stokes leads the international chart with 133 sixes in his distinguished Test career.
Most Test sixes for India
| Sr. No. | Player | Matches | Innings | Sixes |
| 1 | Virender Sehwag | 103 | 178 | 90 |
| 2 | Rishabh Pant | 46* | 80 | 88 |
| 3 | Rohit Sharma | 67 | 116 | 88 |
| 4 | MS Dhoni | 90 | 144 | 78 |
| 5 | Ravindra Jadeja | 83 | 122 | 72 |
Pant reached his half-century on the third morning of the Lord’s Test and has over 3,000 Test runs. His 88 sixes in 80 innings and 45.36 average are amazing.
Pant and KL Rahul revived the innings on Day 3. The pair contributed 141 runs in 198 deliveries to stabilise India after Day 2’s fast wickets. Pant played well, scoring 74 off 112 balls before getting run out in the penultimate over before lunch.
Misjudged single caused dismissal. Pant tried a dangerous run to assist Rahul achieve his century, but England skipper Ben Stokes whacked him sharply at the non-striker’s end.
KL Rahul was unbeaten on 98 as India reached 248 for 4 at lunch. India controlled the session, but England made a vital breakthrough before halftime. The visitors trail by 139 runs with six wickets in hand, and the match is tight as both teams try to win.
India
