Rahul Tiwari
khelja|11-10-2024
Records are made and broken every day in cricket, but hitting 6 sixes in 6 balls is a big achievement for any batsman. Many players in the history of cricket have achieved this feat, but Indian batsman Rituraj Gaikwad has gone one step further and set a world record. Ruturaj Gaikwad had created history by hitting 7 sixes in 6 balls in Vijay Hazare Trophy 2022-23. He achieved this feat in the quarter final against Uttar Pradesh (Maharashtra vs Uttar Pradesh) in the over of Shiva Singh. Along with this, he also scored a double century in the match.
Rituraj Gaikwad played an inning of 220 runs
Rituraj Gaikwad played a memorable innings while playing for Maharashtra in the 2022 Vijay Hazare Trophy.
In the quarterfinal match against Uttar Pradesh, he scored unbeaten 220 runs in just 159 balls, which included 10 fours and 16 sixes. His innings helped Maharashtra reach the semi-finals. Gaikwad scored 136 runs of his innings only from boundaries, due to which his strike rate was 138. This explosive performance took him to a special place.
Let us tell you that in the quarter-finals of this Vijay Hazare Trophy played at Narendra Modi Stadium, Uttar Pradesh won the toss and decided to bowl first.
Maharashtra team, which came to bat first, did not have a good start. While on one side Rituraj was raining runs, on the other side there was a flurry of wickets. Rituraj scored a double century and registered his name in the pages of history.Gaikwad hit 7 consecutive sixes in one over
This innings of Rituraj Gaikwad is especially remembered because he hit 7 consecutive sixes in the same over of Uttar Pradesh spinner Shiva Singh. One ball of Shiva Singh, who came to bowl the 49th over of the innings, was a no-ball, due to which Gaikwad hit 7 sixes and set a new record in the history of cricket. A total of 43 runs were scored in this over, which is a record and is counted among the most historic moments of cricket.
Let us tell you that in the 2007 T20 World Cup, former Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh had hit 6 sixes in one over of England's Stuart Broad, whereas before him, former India coach Ravi Shastri had achieved this feat in domestic cricket. However, Rituraj Gaikwad has created history by hitting 7 sixes in an over.
