Indian star batter Rishabh Pant continues his strong return to Test cricket. After hitting a century against Bangladesh, Pant has struck an unbeaten fifty in the India vs New Zealand 1st Test in Bengaluru. Meanwhile, the wicketkeeper batter has surpassed legendary all-rounder Kapil Dev in a major record list.

Pant, the renowned six-hitter, has gone past Kapil in the list of players to hit the most sixes in Test cricket. The wicketkeeper batter was three sixes away from going past the legendary all-rounder's tally of 61 and he got there while hitting left-arm spinner Ajaz Patel for two sixes in an over. Pant pressed forward and hit Ajaz for back-to-back sixes in an over to go past Kapil and become India's sixth-highest six-hitter in Test cricket.

Most sixes hit by Indians in Test cricket:

1 - Virender Sehwag: 90 sixes in 178 innings

2 - Rohit Sharma: 88 sixes in 107 innings

3 - MS Dhoni: 78 sixes in 144 innings

4 - Sachin Tendulkar: 69 sixes in 329 innings

5 - Ravindra Jadeja: 66 sixes in 108

6.  Rishabh Pant: 63 sixes* in 62 innings

7 - Kapil Dev: 61 sixes in 184 innings

India were handed a trail of 356 runs after the end of the first innings. They were bowled out for 46 in the first essay following which New Zealand piled up 402 runs.