Rishabh Pant leads Khel Now ranking of India’s top five Test six-hitters

Khel Now published on 18 August 2026 a list of the top five Indian batsmen with the most sixes in Test cricket, placing Rishabh Pant at the head of the ranking.

The article frames Test cricket as a five-day format that began more than 140 years ago and notes that hitting a six has become a prominent feature as batting has evolved with the advent of T20I and other short forms of the game. It cites a tradition of aggressive Indian players across eras, mentioning names from Kapil Dev to Rohit Sharma. All statistics in the piece are reported as updated till 18th August, 2026.

Former Indian captain MS Dhoni is listed fifth among India’s Test six-hitters; the article says Dhoni finished his 90-match Test career with 78 sixes. It records he scored 4876 runs at an average of 38.09 and that he batted mostly at number 7. The piece also states Dhoni "started his career with a bang and batted with aggressive intent, but soon maturity hit with the responsibility of captaincy."

Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja is placed fourth on the list; the article notes he made his Test debut in December 2012 against England and has played 88 Test matches for India. It reports that, "with the ball, he has scalped over 300 wickets, while with the bat, he has scored over 4000 runs and hit 80* sixes."

Former Indian captain Rohit Sharma is credited with 88 sixes in Test cricket in the ranking. The piece says his Test career "turned around after he was promoted to open in 2019" and records that he played 67 Tests for India from 2013 to 2024, scoring 4301 runs at an average of 40.57 with 12 hundreds and 18 fifties.

The article places former opening batter Virender Sehwag among the leading six-hitters, stating he played 104 Test matches for India and smashed 91 sixes. It records Sehwag scored 8586 runs in his career from 2001 to 2013 and describes his strokeplay as coming "without much footwork," which the piece says kept him at No. 1 in sixes for India in Tests until Pant overtook him.

First on the list is described as "Indian wicket-keeper batter, Rishabh Pant." The article says he "has sealed a permanent spot in India’s test side since his debut and has hit 100 sixes in just 51* tests for India." It further includes the lines "Rishabh Pant (99) has hit most sixes in test cricket for India." and "Rishabh Pant has hit 99 sixes in test cricket." The piece calls Pant "one of the rare batsmen who is known for his aggressive approach in the longest format."

The article concludes with a forward-looking observation about Pant, writing: "By the end of his career, he could easily become the batter with most sixes in test cricket."