Overview
- Meghalaya’s No. 8 hit eight consecutive sixes in a Ranji Trophy Plate match in Surat, reaching a half-century in 11 balls and finishing 50 not out off 14 as his team declared at 628 for 6.
- The sequence came against Arunachal Pradesh bowlers Limar Dabi and T N R Mohit, with six sixes in one over followed by two more in the next.
- The International Cricket Council and the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians have recorded the feat under first-class status.
- Former BCCI official Saba Karim urged a review of the 38-team structure, suggesting Plate games be Tier 2, citing recent mismatches that produced records such as Mumbai’s 725-run win and Jharkhand’s 1009 target.
- Choudhary, a 25-year-old from Shillong who rose via NCA trials for Northeast players, received public congratulations from Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma, as media commentary notes possible IPL scouting interest.