Rishabh Pant breaks Viv Richards' record, 3 away from Sehwag's all-time record

Rishabh Pant etched his name into the history books on Saturday, July 12, by breaking a longstanding record held by legendary West Indies cricketer Viv Richards.

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During the ongoing Test at Lord's, Pant surpassed Richards' tally of 34 sixes in Tests against England. Richards, across his illustrious 17-year Test career, played 36 matches against England and hit 34 sixes. Pant, who is playing his 15th Test against England, now has 36 sixes to his name.

The Indian wicket-keeper-batter overtook the record when he smashed Ben Stokes for a six on the last ball of the 59th over during India's first innings. He followed it up with another six off Shoaib Bashir on the first ball of the 62nd over.