"Should start charging entertainment tax" - Twitterati goes berserk as Rishabh Pant scores fastest Test fifty by an Indian

Rishabh Pant was at his entertaining best on Sunday as he romped to a record-breaking half-century off just 28 balls in the Bengaluru Test against Sri Lanka.The wicketkeeper-batter's knock, coming at a jaw-dropping strike rate of 161, included seven boundaries and two massive sixes. It broke legendary all-rounder Kapil Dev's record for the fastest Test half-century by an Indian male cricketer.Dev took 30 balls for his brilliant fifty against Pakistan in Karachi in 1982.Only eight batters have scored Test half-centuries at a faster pace than the Delhi Capitals' skipper. Misbah-ul-Haq tops the chart with his 21-ball fifty in 2014.Calculated aggression has been the only successful mantra on this Chinnaswamy pitch, which has offered sharp turn and uneven bounce from Day 1. A master of that exact skill, Rishabh Pant brought out his best for the occasion.He first punished the Sri Lankan spinners for their loose deliveries upfront and, once settled, didn't allow the opposition to gain any footing. The southpaw got out on his 31st ball, trying to hit another six but skying it high for an easy caught and bowled for Praveen Jayawickrama.Pant did his job though. He came in to bat at 116-3 and left the team in a much better position at 184-5. As expected, the knock invited celebratory reactions on social media.While the 24-year-old's teammate Suryakumar Yadav drew cheeky comparisons with MS Dhoni, fans hailed his entertaining charm and the possible &quot;Rishabh Pant era&quot;.The following are some of the best reactions:BCCI@BCCIFIFTY!@RishabhPant17 surpasses Kapil Dev to score the fastest 50 by an Indian in Test cricket. It has come off 28 deliveries.Take a bow, Rishabh Live - bit.ly/INDvSL-2NDTEST #INDvSL @Paytm5:57 AM · Mar 13, 20224593429FIFTY!@RishabhPant17 surpasses Kapil Dev to score the fastest 50 by an Indian in Test cricket. It has come off 28 deliveries.Take a bow, Rishabh 👏💪💥Live - bit.ly/INDvSL-2NDTEST #INDvSL @Paytm https://t.co/YcpJf2sp2HSurya Kumar Yadav@surya_14kumarHum iss ladke ko jaante hain #RishabhPant #INDvsSL5:58 AM · Mar 13, 20225477284Hum iss ladke ko jaante hain 😁 #RishabhPant #INDvsSLNaruto Uzumaki@pkmkb3000times@surya_14kumar5:59 AM · Mar 13, 2022631@surya_14kumar https://t.co/jgebfYgI86Wasim Jaffer@WasimJaffer14The frequency with which @RishabhPant17 produces such knocks is just incredible. Usually if a batter is mercurial he's not consistent. But in Pant we've a mercurial batter who's consistent. World beater! #INDvSL6:03 AM · Mar 13, 20225419323The frequency with which @RishabhPant17 produces such knocks is just incredible. Usually if a batter is mercurial he's not consistent. But in Pant we've a mercurial batter who's consistent. World beater! #INDvSL https://t.co/qse2dY0zOzNaman Agarwal@CoverDrivenFor4Rishabh Pant has now aggregated 80+ runs in this match at a SR of 160+. No one has scored more runs in a Test match at a higher strike rate (where number of balls faced was recorded).5:54 AM · Mar 13, 202211111Rishabh Pant has now aggregated 80+ runs in this match at a SR of 160+. No one has scored more runs in a Test match at a higher strike rate (where number of balls faced was recorded).riya@reaadubeyRishabh Pant the record holder 6:09 AM · Mar 13, 202219713Rishabh Pant the record holder 💥 https://t.co/2iQLtJNok7Johns.@CricCrazyJohnsThis is Rishabh Pant's world.5:23 AM · Mar 13, 20222128152This is Rishabh Pant's world.arfan@Im__ArfanHow can you watch rishabh Pant bat &amp; act like you don't like him5:23 AM · Mar 13, 202257354How can you watch rishabh Pant bat &amp; act like you don't like himAdam Sutherland@ADSutherland_Rishabh Pant plays the game like every kid dreams of doing. That he has the skill to execute it at test level too makes him one of the most fun cricketers going.5:24 AM · Mar 13, 20221242134Rishabh Pant plays the game like every kid dreams of doing. That he has the skill to execute it at test level too makes him one of the most fun cricketers going.Bharath Ramaraj@Fancricket12We are perhaps entering the Rishabh Pant era in Indian cricket.6:13 AM · Mar 13, 202223619We are perhaps entering the Rishabh Pant era in Indian cricket.w@ShaheenHypebotRishabh Pant has fifty in 28 or fewer balls across 3 formats in International Cricket. Chris Gayle is the only other to achieve it. #INDvSL #RishabhPant #GenerationalTalent5:58 AM · Mar 13, 202211340Rishabh Pant has fifty in 28 or fewer balls across 3 formats in International Cricket. Chris Gayle is the only other to achieve it. #INDvSL #RishabhPant #GenerationalTalentAbhimanyu Bose@bose_abhimanyuRishabh Pant with another stunning knock! What a guy. Box office stuff6:14 AM · Mar 13, 202210Rishabh Pant with another stunning knock! What a guy. Box office stuffChloe-Amanda Bailey@ChloeAmandaB50 off 28 balls. Electric. This is Rishabh Pant’s time and we’re just living in it. #INDvSL6:00 AM · Mar 13, 2022290413550 off 28 balls. Electric. This is Rishabh Pant’s time and we’re just living in it. #INDvSLHarsh Kumar@mistri_hkRishabh Pant The &quot;BOX OFFICE&quot; Player.#INDvsSL #INDvSL5:24 AM · Mar 13, 202251Rishabh Pant The &quot;BOX OFFICE&quot; Player.#INDvsSL #INDvSL https://t.co/TGdn9pHC2lSoorya Sesha@sooryasesha7Nobody more fitting to get to the record for the fastest Test fifty by an Indian. Rishabh 'Maverick' Pant! #INDvsSL5:59 AM · Mar 13, 20225Nobody more fitting to get to the record for the fastest Test fifty by an Indian. Rishabh 'Maverick' Pant! #INDvsSLMufaddal Vohra@mufaddal_vohraRishabh Pant now holds the record of hitting most sixes in Test cricket since his debut.5:23 AM · Mar 13, 20223715220Rishabh Pant now holds the record of hitting most sixes in Test cricket since his debut.Kaushik@_CricKaushik_We are all loving it. The Rishabh Pant era.6:16 AM · Mar 13, 202210618We are all loving it. The Rishabh Pant era. https://t.co/aXrImDLVFgTom Carpenter@Carpo34This guy Rishabh right back on his shit5:58 AM · Mar 13, 2022893This guy Rishabh right back on his shitNikhil 🏏@CricCrazyNIKSYou know Rishabh Pant is a special player when umpires are warning him for batting too down and on danger area on the surface. 🤷&zwj;♂️5:55 AM · Mar 13, 202215316You know Rishabh Pant is a special player when umpires are warning him for batting too down and on danger area on the surface. 🤷&zwj;♂️Ashutosh Srivastava@kingashu1008Rishabh Pant is on song #RishabhPant #INDvsSL #INDvSL5:30 AM · Mar 13, 20227618Rishabh Pant is on song 🔥#RishabhPant #INDvsSL #INDvSL https://t.co/KIUVfUunzXRajabets India🇮🇳👑@smileandrajaRishabh Pant be like5:48 AM · Mar 13, 202254741Rishabh Pant be like https://t.co/wpM0HurJ8fShivani Shukla 🏏@iShivani_ShuklaRishabh Pant plays against the laws of Cricket. Format, pitch, the opposition doesn't matter when he comes to bat.The most fearless batter I've seen after Virender Sehwag!5:28 AM · Mar 13, 202214914Rishabh Pant plays against the laws of Cricket. Format, pitch, the opposition doesn't matter when he comes to bat.The most fearless batter I've seen after Virender Sehwag!Nitin Naik@toi_nitinnayakRishabh Pant should soon start charging entertainment tax with GST for the knocks he plays. #INDvSL6:01 AM · Mar 13, 2022124Rishabh Pant should soon start charging entertainment tax with GST for the knocks he plays. #INDvSLSupriya@Supriya_proRishabh pant supremacy 5:43 AM · Mar 13, 2022312Rishabh pant supremacy 🔥 https://t.co/ldXQm28geIAditya Iyer@IyerrBhaiNobody Literally nobody Le Rishabh Pant forgetting it's test match and batting like IPL with SR of 1606:44 AM · Mar 13, 202211Nobody Literally nobody Le Rishabh Pant forgetting it's test match and batting like IPL with SR of 160 https://t.co/k85EymWLmTCricOsthar@CricOstharRishabh Pant is revolutionizing test cricket! #INDvsSL6:43 AM · Mar 13, 20221Rishabh Pant is revolutionizing test cricket! #INDvsSLnachiketh__shetty@NachikethShettyBasically the rest of the Indian team plays 3 different formats while Rishabh Pant plays T20 every time he gets to bat.6:32 AM · Mar 13, 20224Basically the rest of the Indian team plays 3 different formats while Rishabh Pant plays T20 every time he gets to bat.Ravindra Jadeja and Shreyas Iyer take over from Rishabh PantIndia went to Dinner break on Day 2 with a score of 199-5, with first innings hero Shreyas Iyer at 18 (25) and Ravindra Jadeja at 10 (19). The pitch is unforgiving but the two batters have looked steadier than their predecessors.India's lead is well over 300 and with three days still left, there's no reason why they shouldn't eye a target of 400-450.

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