BENGALURU :Meghalaya's Akash Kumar Choudhary hopes the Indian Premier League (IPL) adds a team from northeastern India to popularise the sport in the region after he became the first player to hit eight sixes in a row in a domestic Ranji Trophy match on Sunday.

The 25-year-old Choudhary, a specialist fast bowler, raced to an 11-ball 50, the fastest half-century in first-class cricket, against Arunachal Pradesh.

He also became only the third batsman to hit six sixes in one over in a first-class match after West Indian Garry Sobers and India's Ravi Shastri.

Choudhary is hoping for an IPL opportunity, calling for greater representation of India's northeastern states in the country's premier T20 competition.

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