{
  "id": 1721378,
  "title": "'Century Of Sixes!': Delhi CM Rekha Gupta Praises Rishabh Pant After Historic Test Feat Against Sri Lanka",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/century-of-sixes-delhi-cm-rekha-gupta-praises-rishabh-pant-after",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T13:19:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/sports/century-of-sixes-delhi-cm-rekha-gupta-praises-rishabh-pant-after-historic-test-feat-against-sri-lanka"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "New Delhi, August 18: Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta has celebrated Rishabh Pant's historic feat of becoming the first Indian to hit 100 sixes in Test cricket. The praise came after Pant achieved the milestone in his 51st Test, outdoing the previous record held by former Australian cricketer Adam Gilchrist. Gupta commended Pant's attacking batting style and wished him more big hits and match-winning performances for India. The 100 sixes milestone was secured in just his 66 runs off 69 balls in the second innings during the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle. Pant also helped India set a target of 372 runs for Sri Lanka. This achievement marks him as only the fourth batter in Test history to reach 100 sixes, joining the likes of Ben Stokes, Brendon McCullum, and Adam Gilchrist.",
  "summary": "New Delhi, August 18: Delhi Chief Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Rekha Gupta praised Rishabh Pant after the Indian wicket-keeper batsman created history during the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle on Tuesday. The praise comes days after the social media post From Rishabh Pant requesting help to acquire land from Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami. Pant became the first Indian to…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Rishabh Pant’s century of sixes came faster than anyone in Test history",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/rishabh-pants-century-of-sixes-came-faster-than-anyone-in-test-history",
        "published": "2026-08-18T14:44:16.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}