Rishabh Pant breaks 50-year-old record; Sachin Tendulkar hails it as ‘truly remarkable’ – Newz9

NEW DELHI: India’s dynamic wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant lit up the Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturday with a wide ranging 61 off simply 33 balls within the second innings of the fifth and remaining Test of the Border-Gavaskar TrophyHis explosive knock, which featured six fours and 4 sixes, left followers and consultants in awe, together with Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar.
Pant raced to a 29-ball fifty – India’s second-quickest in Tests – by launching Mitchell Starc into the stands. This feat was second solely to his personal 28-ball half-century in opposition to Sri Lanka in Bengaluru in 2022.
Pant additionally etched his title into historical past as the quickest visiting batsman to succeed in a Test fifty on Australian soil, surpassing the 33-ball efforts of England’s John Brown (1895) and West Indies’ Roy Fredericks (1975).

However, Pant’s fiery innings got here to an finish shortly after reaching his milestone. He was caught behind off Pat Cummins, bringing his scintillating knock to a detailed.
Following Pant’s electrifying show, Tendulkar took to social media platform
“On a wicket where the 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 from ball one. It is always entertaining to watch him bat. What an impactful innings!” Tendulkar wrote.

Despite Pant’s heroics, India ended the second day precariously positioned at 141/6, holding a 145-run lead. Scott Boland continued his stellar kind for Australia, claiming 4 wickets for 42 runs, together with the prized dismissal of Virat Kohli (6).
With the sport hanging within the steadiness, Pant’s whirlwind innings may show to be a decisive second within the match, underscoring his distinctive skill to show the tide together with his fearless batting.