Daijiworld Media Network – Surat

Surat, Nov 10: It was a day of fireworks in Surat as Meghalaya’s Akash Kumar Choudhary etched his name into the Ranji Trophy record books with a breathtaking display of power hitting, smashing eight consecutive sixes and recording the fastest fifty in first-class cricket history.

The Meghalaya batter’s whirlwind knock came during his side’s Plate Group clash against Arunachal Pradesh, where he reached his half-century in just 11 balls, surpassing the previous record of 12 balls held by Leicestershire’s Wayne White in 2012. Batting at number eight, Akash turned the match into a spectacle. After starting with a dot ball and two singles, he launched into a relentless assault, sending the next eight deliveries sailing over the ropes. In the 126th over bowled

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