Rishabh Pant’s contribution of 61 off 33 deliveries was praised by Sachin Tendulkar.© AFP
With the Indian prime order as soon as once more failing to provide the facet a powerful begin, Rishabh Pant walked in on Day 2 of the ultimate Test along with his facet reeling at 59/3 and went on to hit the quickest fifty by a visiting batter on Australian soil. . Pant’s contribution of 61 off 33 deliveries, laced with six fours and 4 sixes, was labeled as actually exceptional by India nice Sachin Tendulkar. “On a wicket where majority of the batters have batted at a SR of 50 or less, @RishabhPant17’s knock with a SR of 184 is truly remarkable. He has rattled Australia with ball one. It is always entertaining to watch him bat. What an impactful innings!” Tendulkar posted on
On a wicket the place majority of the batters have batted at a SR of 50 or much less, @RishabhPant17‘s knock with a SR of 184 is really exceptional. He has rattled Australia with ball one. It is all the time entertaining to look at him bat. What an impactful innings!#AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/rU3L7OL1UX
Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) January 4, 2025
Pant accomplished his fifty off 29 balls with the assistance of a six in opposition to Mitchell Starc. He bettered earlier 33-ball efforts by (*50*) John Brown (Melbourne 1895) and West Indies’ Roy Fredericks (Perth 1975). It was additionally the second-fastest half-century by an Indian batsman in a Test match.
The quickest half-century file by an Indian batter in a Test match additionally belongs to Pant which he attained in 28-ball in opposition to Sri Lanka in Bengaluru in 2022.
The wicketkeeper-batter’s knock was lastly put to an finish by Australia captain Pat Cummins off an outdoor edge to Alex Carey behind the stumps. Pant slammed 61 off 33 balls studded with 4 sixes and 6 fours. He was additionally concerned in a 46-run essential partnership with Ravindra Jadeja to take India’s complete previous three figures.
India ended the day at 141/6 and might be hoping Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar, who remained unbeaten at stumps, so as to add some useful runs earlier than the facet involves defend what appears to be a modest complete within the making.
With the sequence guests main the sequence 2-1, the Indian bowling assault should be in full swing within the ultimate innings if India hope to retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
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