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In cricket, there are several feats which are widely celebrated. Hitting six sixes in an over is one of the them. Who can forget the six sixes hit by Yuvraj Singh at the 2007 T20 World Cup off England’s Stuart Broad. West Indies legend Sir Gary Sobers was the first person to achieve the feat in a major match. Playing in a County Championship for Nottinghamshire in 1968, Garfield Sobers hit Glamorgan’s Malcolm Nash for six sixes in an over. Then Ravi Shastri became the first Indian to hit six sixes in an over in 1985 for Bombay against Baroda.

Herschelle Gibbs was the first batter to hit six sixes in an over in international cricket. Now, Vamshhi Krrishna of Andhra Pradesh is the latest addition to that list. He achieved the feat in a Col CK Nayudu Trophy match. The Col CK Nayudu Trophy is a national tournament for U-23 cricketers.

“6 sixes in an over alert! Vamshhi Krrishna of Andhra hit 6 sixes in an over off Railways spinner Damandeep Singh on his way to a blistering 64-ball 110 in the Col C K Nayudu Trophy in Kadapa,” the BCCI wrote in a post along with the video.

Vamshhi Krrishna of Andhra hit 6 sixes in an over off Railways spinner Damandeep Singh on his way to a blistering 64-ball 110 in the Col C K Nayudu Trophy in Kadapa.

Relive those monstrous hits @IDFCFIRSTBank | #CKNayudu pic.twitter.com/MTlQWqUuKP

— BCCI Domestic (@BCCIdomestic) February 21, 2024

Recently, after the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced that R Ashwin, who had left to be at his mother’s side, who had fallen ill, rejoined the team on Day 4 of the third Test against England, former head coach Ravi Shastri revealed that the board arranged a charter flight arranged a chartered plane for the player.

Shastri lauded BCCI and secretary Jay Shah for showing empathy towards Ashwin, adding that the gesture would’ve made the player feel “special”.

“The BCCI secretary Jay Shah organised a charter to take him home and bring him back. I think that’s the kind of empathy that’s needed from the BCCI as well. There are the guardians of Indian cricket and with this kind of empathy, they will go a long, long way. It also makes the players feel they belong and are special,” Ravi Shastri said during his commentary stint on Day 4 of the Rajkot Test.