Rishabh Pant achieved a remarkable feat during the ongoing fifth Test against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturday, as he scored the second-fastest Test fifty by an Indian cricketer.

Pant, renowned for his aggressive and fearless style of play, reached the half-century mark in a mere 29 balls, shattering previous records. His blazing knock included six boundaries and three sixes, underlining his ability to dominate from the word go. Pant’s swift half-century placed him just a ball shy of breaking his record, having previously achieved the fastest fifty by an Indian in Test cricket—a 28-ball effort against Sri Lanka in 2022.