Ravi Shastri recalled his own six sixes in an over |Courtesy - BCCI/IPL/ X(@RaviShastriOFC)
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
- Ravi Shastri's epic narration at the Wankhede Stadium went viral
- Shastri, Yuvraj Singh, and Ruturaj Gaikwad are the only Indians to achieve the rare feat
- Shastri was on the mic when Yuvraj hit Stuart Broad for six sixes
Ravi Shastri entertained the crowd at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium on Sunday (January 19) and won the internet as he called his own incredible achievement of hitting six sixes in an over and described it in his blockbuster commentary style with the likes of Sunil Gavaskar, Sachin Tendulkar, Ajinkya Rahane, and Rohit Sharma present around him.
For those unversed, Shastri became the first Indian to hit six sixes in any form of senior professional cricket during a Ranji Trophy match between Mumbai and Baroda in 1985. Shastri smacked Tilak Raj, who was a spin bowler, for a maximum on each ball of the over through the course of an incredible double century in the second innings of the match. The match had ended in a draw, but Mumbai won their 30th Ranji Trophy title that season.
"When I hit six sixes there was TV or commentary. The first one went to his side. The second went to that side. Third on mid-wicket. He is a good bowler, so threw the fourth ball on leg-stump. Then I hit it on the Gavaskar stand. Fifth time on the Hockey ground. I will take it from here," said Shastri.
"Raj the bowler. Shastri the batsman on strike. Tough like wood. Covers Amarnath. Kiran More attentive behind the stumps. Raj bowlers. It's wide. It's flat-batted. It goes like a scud. Clears long-off. The party begins in Mumbai. In the Mumbai dressing room. 10th of January 1985," Shastri added.
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Shastri was only the second player in history after Garry Sobers to hit six sixes in an over. The legendary West Indies all-rounder hit six sixes while playing for Nottinghamshire against Glamorgan. Although 40 years have passed since then, Yuvraj Singh and Ruturaj Gaikwad remain the only other Indian to replicate Shastri's feat in senior cricket.
Yuvraj became the first Indian to hit sixes on each ball of an over in an international match during the 2007 T20 World Cup clash between India and England. Fittingly, Shastri was behind the mic when the Indian cricket superstar smacked Stuart Broad to all corners of the Kingsmead Stadium in Durban.
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