Rishabh Pant breaks Kapil Dev's record of fastest Test fifty

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Category : Sports Published on: March 15 2022

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Flamboyant wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant on Sunday broke the legendary Kapil Dev's 40-year-old record of fastest Test fifty by an Indian on the second day of the Day/Night match against Sri Lanka.
The dashing left-hander cruised to his fifty in 28 balls (7x4, 2x6) in the 42nd over of Indian second innings.
India's first World Cup-winning skipper Kapil Dev had cracked a 30-ball half-century against Pakistan in the Karachi Test in 1982.
Rishabh Pant also holds the world record for the fastest fifty by a wicketkeeper-batsman in Tests.

Rishabh Pant breaks Kapil Dev's record of fastest Test fifty