Who hit the longest shot in cricket?

Shahid Afridi | 153 meters long six against South Africa
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, 2013. The longest six in cricket history was smashed by former cricketer and captain of Pakistan
Pakistan
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, Shahid Afridi. As per official records, he hit 153 meters six making it the biggest six ever seen in the cricket world.
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What is the furthest cricket shot ever?

Pakistani cricketer Shahid Afridi unofficially holds the record for the longest six in cricket history when he cleared 153 metres against South Africa in the third ODI at Johannesburg on March 17, 2013.
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Is it true that Afridi hit 158m six?

No. Its a controversy which only made newspapers but never the history books. Shahid Afridi's falsely famous 158m six was recorded as 120m in the ICC record books and he sits pretty at number 9 on the list of longest sixes. Who is the best big hiter in cricket, Chris Gayle or Shahid Afridi?
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Who hit the biggest 6 ever in cricket?

Longest Sixes In The History Of Cricket; A Bowler Tops The List
  • Here let's take a look at the top five longest sixes hit in the history of cricket:
  • 5) Simon O'Donnell 122 m Six.
  • 4) Albie Morkel 125 m Six.
  • 3) Martin Guptill 127 m Six.
  • 2) Aiden Blizzard 130 m Six.
  • 1) Brett Lee 135 m Six.
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Who hit 6 sixes in an over?

The leg-spinner was obliterated by Gibbs who walked in to bat at 4 for his side. Gibbs recorded six sixes off the over and raced to a 40-ball 72 as South Africa recorded a massive 221-run win.
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Top 5 Longest Sixes | 158m | Cricket History



Who hit 7 sixes in an over?

India batsman Ruturaj Gaikwad has created a huge List A cricket record by slamming 7 sixes in an over. Gaikwad did the same in the Vijay Hazare Trophy quarter-final clash on Monday. On the receiving end was Uttar Pradesh bowler Shiva Singh, who was hit for 6 6 6 6 6nb 6 6.
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Who took 6 wickets in 6 balls?

The former South African batsman Herschelle Gibbs is the first player to make it to this 6 ball 6 sixes record list in international cricket. A showstopper, Gibbs achieved this feat against the Netherlands during the 2007 ODI World Cup.
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Who is Sixer King?

Chris Gayle - 553 sixes

Chris Gayle holds the record for the most number of sixes in international cricket with 553 from 483 matches across all three formats.
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Who is the fastest ball in cricket?

Shoaib Akhtar - 161.3kmph (100.2mph) | Pakistan vs England, 2003. Nicknamed the Rawalpindi Express, Shoaib Akhtar bowled the fastest delivery in cricket - 161.3 km/h (100.2 mph) - in a One-Day International (ODI) game against England during the 2003 Cricket World Cup at Cape Town in South Africa.
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Who can hit six in Yorker?

Russell's main strength is the muscle or power he possesses and the bat swing he manages to generate. More often than not, even if he top ends, toe edges it or mishits one, the balls go sailing for six. That's because – hit the ball, hit it so hard that even mistimed shots travel all the way.
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Who scored 12 runs in 1 ball?

Axar Patel had all the time in the world to deposit the ball deep into the stands for a huge six. This also enabled India to score 12 runs of 1 ball.
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Who hit smallest six?

Answer:Rashid Latif has the honor of smashing the smallest six of Cricket History. There are many who are known for big and gigantic sixes but no one has done that miracle. The Pakistani former captain and wicket keeper batsman surprised everyone with taking six runs against Sri Lanka.
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Who hit the only 400 in Test cricket?

As of January 2023, the cricket player that holds the record for the highest individual score in international test match cricket is Brian Lara of the West Indies. The legendary batsman scored a record-breaking 400 not out against England in 2004.
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Who is king of cover drive?

Ian Bell, Kumar Sangakkara, Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, Babar Azam, Rahul Dravid, Meg Lanning and Laura Wolvaardt are members of a select group of players who are widely considered as 'masters' of the shot with England's Walter Hammond widely considered as having the finest cover drive ever.
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Who is the king of 360 shot in cricket?

AB de Villiers is also known by the name Mr 360 or superhuman as he can hit the ball all over the ground in all directions and at all the sides of the wicket.
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Who hit 1st ball six in test?

This is footage of West Indian maestro Chris Gayle blasting the first ball of a Test match for six. It's the first time in the history of Test cricket that a player has brazenly disregarded the old adage of "get your eye in first" to dispatch the opening delivery of the match over the boundary rope.
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Who hit the fastest century?

In One day International cricket (ODI), the fastest century is held by South African batsman AB De Villiers. De Villiers' century came up in just 31 balls against the West Indies in the 2nd ODI at Johannesburg on 18 January 2015. De Villiers' hundred included 8 fours and 16 sixes.
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Who is fastest century in T20?

South Africa's David Miller holds the joint record for the fastest international Twenty20 century of all time - he took just 35 balls to reach the milestone in a match against the Bangladesh in Potchefstroom in 2017.
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Who is most powerful batsman?

Sachin Tendulkar (India) When talking about the world's No. 1 batsman, we cannot proceed without mentioning Sachin Tendulkar, one of the best cricket players in the entire cricket fraternity. In the cricket world, there is only one God of Cricket, and that is Sachin Tendulkar.
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Who is known as Yorker King?

Lasith Malinga – The King of Yorkers 👑

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Who has taken 10 wickets in 10 balls?

Tich Freeman achieved it three times and three other players – W. G. Grace, Hedley Verity and Jim Laker – have done it twice. Laker (in 1956), Anil Kumble (in 1999) and Ajaz Patel (in 2021) have achieved this feat in Test cricket.
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Who scored 6 fours in an over?

Indian opener Sandeep Patil was the first batter to hit six fours in an over in Test cricket. In 1982, when Test batting was defensive and classical, Patil took on Bob Willis at Old Trafford in Manchester, accumulating 25 runs in the over.
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