Rishabh Pant, India’s vice captain, has become the country’s second-highest six-hitter in Test cricket history. He accomplished this accomplishment on Day 1 of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy fourth Test, which took place at Manchester’s renowned Old Trafford stadium from 20 to 25.
Pant celebrated the milestone in style, blasting a full-length delivery from Brydon Carse across a large long-on region for a maximum. The wicketkeeper-batsman maintained his form and drove the ball cleanly over the boundary on the third delivery of the 61st over, demonstrating his characteristic aggression.
Pant now has 89 sixes in red-ball cricket for India, surpassing former skipper Rohit Sharma’s 88. He is now just behind Virender Sehwag, who leads the Indian record with 90 sixes in red-ball cricket for the Baggy Blues.
Most sixes for India in Tests
| Sr. No. | Player | Matches | Innings | Sixes |
| 1 | Virender Sehwag | 103 | 178 | 90 |
| 2 | Rishabh Pant | 47* | 82 | 89 |
| 3 | Rohit Sharma | 67 | 116 | 88 |
| 4 | MS Dhoni | 90 | 144 | 78 |
| 5 | Ravindra Jadeja | 84* | 124 | 74 |
Day 1 hangs in balance as both sides have their moments
Earlier in the day, England captain Ben Stokes won the toss and opted to bowl first at Old Trafford, a venue where teams choosing to field first have historically not fared well in Test matches.
India made three changes to their playing XI, bringing in Sai Sudharsan, Shardul Thakur, and Anshul Kamboj in place of Karun Nair, Nitish Kumar Reddy, and Akash Deep. England, on the other hand, replaced the injured Shoaib Bashir with Liam Dawson.
India got off to a solid start in the morning session, reaching 78 without loss by lunch. KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal handled the new ball skilfully under overcast conditions. However, England fought back strongly in the second session. Rahul was dismissed for 46, followed by Jaiswal, who notched up his 12th Test fifty, and his eighth against England, before falling to Dawson for 58. Indian captain Shubman Gill also fell cheaply, scoring 12 before being dismissed by his counterpart Stokes.
At the tea break, India were 149 for three. Pant and Sudharsan then stabilized the innings, bringing up a crucial fifty-run partnership and laying the foundation for a competitive first-innings total.
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