India takes on Bangladesh in the first of two test matches

Indian wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant has made an incredible record to his name

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Pant, who batted at number five, contributed to India's counterattack with a quickfire 46 off 45 deliveries.

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India got off to a slow start, falling to 48/3 when Virat Kohli left the crease after scoring just one run

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After Kohli, Rishabh Pant began to play aggressively, scoring 46 runs in 45 balls with six fours and two sixes

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Pant became the second fastest Indian batter to hit 50 sixes.

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Pant has a strike rate of 73.10 and an average of 43.48.

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Pant is also the 8th Indian player to hit 50 sixes in Test cricket

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Pant will be India's leading test batter in 2022

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India takes on Bangladesh in the first of two test matches

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Indian wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant has made an incredible record to his name

Image source: Google

Pant, who batted at number five, contributed to India's counterattack with a quickfire 46 off 45 deliveries.

Image source: Google

India got off to a slow start, falling to 48/3 when Virat Kohli left the crease after scoring just one run

Image source: Google

After Kohli, Rishabh Pant began to play aggressively, scoring 46 runs in 45 balls with six fours and two sixes

Image source: Google

Pant became the second fastest Indian batter to hit 50 sixes.

Image source: Google

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Pant now has 2169 runs in 54 Test innings, with 10 fifties and 5 hundred

Pant has a strike rate of 73.10 and an average of 43.48.

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Pant is also the 8th Indian player to hit 50 sixes in Test cricket

Image source: Google

Pant will be India's leading test batter in 2022

Image source: Google