Rohit Sharma’s Indian cricket team made history during the first Test against New Zealand in Bengaluru, achieving a world record that has never been seen before in the 147-year-old history of Test cricket. Despite facing the threat of defeat, India etched their name in the record books for an incredible milestone.
After being bowled out for just 46 runs in the first innings, India mounted a strong comeback in their second innings, taking advantage of better batting conditions. The Indian batsmen scored briskly on Day 3, hitting several sixes along the way. During this spirited resistance, India became the first team in the history of Test cricket to hit 100 sixes in a calendar year.
Before this Test match, India already held the record for the most sixes hit by any team in a single year, but no team had ever reached the century mark for maximums in Test cricket within one calendar year. Here are the teams with the most sixes in a calendar year in Test history:
1. India: 102 sixes in 2024*
2. England: 89 sixes in 2022
3. India: 87 sixes in 2021
4. New Zealand: 81 sixes in 2014
5. New Zealand: 71 sixes in 2013
After being bowled out for just 46 runs in the first innings, India mounted a strong comeback in their second innings, taking advantage of better batting conditions. The Indian batsmen scored briskly on Day 3, hitting several sixes along the way. During this spirited resistance, India became the first team in the history of Test cricket to hit 100 sixes in a calendar year.
Before this Test match, India already held the record for the most sixes hit by any team in a single year, but no team had ever reached the century mark for maximums in Test cricket within one calendar year. Here are the teams with the most sixes in a calendar year in Test history:
1. India: 102 sixes in 2024*
2. England: 89 sixes in 2022
3. India: 87 sixes in 2021
4. New Zealand: 81 sixes in 2014
5. New Zealand: 71 sixes in 2013
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00:00In the 147 years of cricket history, Himalaya has scored 6 runs in a row against New Zealand in the first test match.
00:08In the middle of the year, India has scored more than 6 runs in a row against New Zealand in the first test match.
00:15India has scored 102 6s in the 2024 test match against India.
00:21In the same year, India has scored 106 runs in the test match against India.
00:26No other country has scored 106 runs in a single year.
00:30In the year 2022, England scored 89 6s.
00:34In the year 2021, India scored 85 6s.
00:38After that, before New Zealand opened the score of England, India scored another 95 6s.
00:44In this position, India has scored 102 6s in the first test match against New Zealand.
00:50In the second test match against New Zealand, India took only 46 runs in the first inning and was all out.
00:57In the second inning, India took 211 runs for 3 wickets in 49 overs.
01:04Rohit Sharma took 52 runs.
01:06Jaiswal took 35 runs and Pirat Kohli took 70 runs.
01:10Sarparas Khan took 70 runs in 78 balls and is in the lead.
01:14At the end of the third day's game, India scored 125 runs behind.
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