Rishabh Pant created history on November 15, 2025, during the India vs South Africa test series. He went past Virender Sehwag’s record for the most sixes hit by an Indian in Test cricket. Pant entered the Kolkata Test against South Africa with 90 sixes and needed one more to move ahead of Sehwag. He achieved it during the morning session on the second day at Eden Gardens.
Pant faced 24 balls in the first innings and scored 27 runs with two fours and two sixes. Those two sixes took his tally to 92, which placed him at the top of India’s Test six-hitters.
Sehwag held the earlier record with 90 sixes from 103 Tests. Rohit Sharma followed with 88, Ravindra Jadeja with 80, and MS Dhoni with 78.
Pant became the first Indian to cross the landmark and moved closer to the elite group at the global level. The overall Test record belonged to England captain Ben Stokes, who had 136 sixes in 115 Tests. He was followed by Brendon McCullum and Adam Gilchrist.
Pant needed eight more sixes in the South Africa series to become the first Indian and the fourth player in the world to reach 100 Test sixes.
A look at Indian cricketers with the most sixes in Test cricket
Rishabh Pant leads in the most sixes in Test cricket with 92 sixes. He played from 2018 to 2025, scoring 3454 runs in 48 Tests. He batted aggressively with a strike rate of 74.35 and hit 8 centuries and 18 fifties.
Virender Sehwag followed with 90 sixes. He played from 2001 to 2013 and scored 8503 runs with a strike rate of 82.18. He made 23 centuries, including a best score of 319. Sehwag is one of only four batsmen in the world to cross 300 twice in Test cricket.
Rohit Sharma hit 88 sixes between 2013 and 2024. He made 4301 runs in 67 matches and scored 12 centuries. His highest score was 212. Sharma ended his Test career with 61 matches and scored 4,301 runs at an average of 40.57.
Ravindra Jadeja hit 80 sixes from 2012 to 2025. He scored 4001 runs in 88 Tests and had a best of 175*. He also made 6 centuries. Jadeja scored his first overseas century in the fifth Test of the 2022 India tour of England.
MS Dhoni hit 78 sixes between 2005 and 2014. He scored 4876 runs in 90 Tests with a highest score of 224 and made 6 centuries. He retired from test cricket in 2014.
| Player | Mat | Inns | 6s |
| Rishabh Pant | 48 | 83 | 92 |
| Virender Sehwag | 103 | 178 | 90 |
| Rohit Sharma | 67 | 116 | 88 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 88 | 136 | 80 |
| MS Dhoni | 90 | 144 | 78 |
FAQs
Q. Who has hit the most sixes in Test cricket?
A. Ben Stokes holds the record for the most sixes in Test cricket with 136 sixes in 179 innings.
Q. Who bought Rishabh Pant in the IPL auction?
A. Pant was bought by Lucknow Super Giants for ₹27 crore after a bidding battle with Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Q. Why was Rishabh Pant retired out?
A. Rishabh Pant was taken off as a precaution after he struggled with pain in his elbow. The India A coach and physios made the call because his movement was limited.
Q. Who saved Rishabh Pant’s life?
A. Rajat Kumar and Nishu Kumar rescued Rishabh Pant during his serious car accident in December 2022.
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