# Pant surpasses Gilchrist in Test sixes, sets multiple records 2026-08-24T15:47:31+00:00 | Sports | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets Indian wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant overtook Adam Gilchrist to become the third-highest six-hitter in Test cricket during the second Test against Sri Lanka in Colombo on Monday. Pant hit two sixes in his knock of 63 off 89 balls, taking his Test six tally to 102 in 52 matches, while Gilchrist had 100 sixes in 96 Tests. Earlier in the day, Pant also surpassed MS Dhoni to become the highest overseas run-getter among Indian wicketkeepers and went past Shubman Gill to become India's top-scorer in World Test Championship history. The top two in Test six-hitting are Ben Stokes (138) and Brendon McCullum (107). In three Tests this year, Pant has scored 249 runs at an average of 62.25, with three fifties and a best of 81. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Both sports.ndtv.com and rediff.com reported the record-breaking day as straight achievement news, with no political or ideological framing. Each led with the Gilchrist milestone and added the Dhoni and Gill feats as context. The coverage is uniform wire-style reporting that celebrates Pant's return to form after his accident. The next milestone to watch is Ben Stokes's 138 sixes, which Pant could chase if he maintains his strike rate over the next year. ## Coverage Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral - sports.ndtv.com (neutral report) Straight reporting of records achieved, with stats and elite company list - rediff.com (neutral report) Factual summary with image credit, no opinion or commentary This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above. Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources. Last updated 2026-08-24T20:38:23+00:00. Tags: Adam Gilchrist, India vs Sri Lanka, Rishabh Pant, Test cricket Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/rishabh-pant-surpasses-adam-gilchrist-in-test-sixes-during-sri-lanka-test/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/rishabh-pant-surpasses-adam-gilchrist-in-test-sixes-during-sri-lanka-test/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/