12 cricketers whose first scoring shot in Test cricket was a six

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Eric Freeman is the first cricketer in the history of Test cricket to get off the mark by scoring a six

#11 Sunil Ambris

New Zealand v West Indies - 2nd Test: Day 4
Sunil Ambris is the third West Indian to get off the mark by scoring a six

24-year-old Sunil Ambris of the West Indies made his debut against New Zealand in Wellington in the Test series in December 2017. He has the distinction of being the first cricketer to be out hit wicket on the first ball he faced in Test cricket. If that was not enough, he once again in his third Test innings was out hit wicket, making him the first batsman in the history of Test cricket to be out hit wicket twice in his first two Tests.

Another distinction for the young Ambris is that he got off the mark in Test cricket by hitting Trent Boult for a six in Wellington.

Thus Ambris has two unique records to his credit in just 2 Test matches he has played.

#12 Rishabh Pant

England v India: Specsavers 3rd Test - Day One
Pant is the first Indian to get off the mark in Test cricket by smashing a six

The only Indian to feature on this list is the young aggressive wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant.

Pant who made his debut against England in the ongoing Test at Trent Bridge, smashed the second ball he faced in Test cricket off the leg-spinner Adil Rashid for a six.

The left-handed batsman from Delhi was unbeaten on 22 at the end of the first day of the Test.

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