7 SIXES IN AN OVER! RUTURAJ GAIKWAD SETS WORLD RECORD

KOLKATA: If you thought six sixes in an over was the zenith of batting dominance, think again. Ruturaj Gaikwad has now raised the bar by hitting a record seven sixes against Uttar Pradesh slow-left arm bowler Shiva Singh — including one off a no-ball — in Ahmedabad on Monday and becoming the first batter in limited-overs cricket to score 43 runs in an over.

Gaikwad also carried his bat to finish on an unbeaten 220 — the 39th double hundred in List A cricket, and the fifth-highest score by an Indian in the format — in the Vijay Hazare Trophy quarter-final that Maharashtra won by 58 runs.