Increased in number but decreased in length, how sixes rule in 22 yard fight in IPL
There was a time when hitting sixes in Test cricket was almost a crime. Now again cricket is colorless without sixes. Sixes in IPL too. The number is increasing every year. The average length is also increasing.
Six! Ambangali was introduced to this word at a young age. There is no guarantee that a six will fall on the Ludo board. Six, Ludo is not the only one with an affinity for this number. These six numbers have special significance in various sports. For example, to win a set in tennis, you have to win at least six games. Sixes also have special importance in cricket. One over means six balls. And there is no point when the batter hits a six.
Since the advent of T20 cricket, sixes are now the rage in cricket. A batsman who cannot hit a six is not appreciated. In IPL too, there are sixes in every match. Sixes in 20-over cricket have become a bit boring. Cricket lovers are not only satisfied with sixes. How far a batter’s sixes fall is more practiced.
There will be six in 20 over cricket. Those six have variations again. Confident Six. The ball didn’t hit the bat properly, a six. Close your eyes and hit the bat for six. Six on the edge of the field. Reading six in the gallery. Six left the stadium.
It is not the first time in six IPLs that the stadium has been moved out of the stadium. In the 1983 World One Day World Cup against Zimbabwe, a six by Kapil Dev hit the off-field car park. However, sixes were not often seen in the cricket of that era. Batters preferred to keep the ball on the ground and play shots. Hitting sixes in Test cricket was almost seen as a crime. That era is no more.
That cricket is no more. Cricket lovers filled the gallery to watch four-six. The International Cricket Council has also imposed various restrictions on bowlers for the benefit of the batters. Not being able to hit a six in 20 over cricket is a crime! In twenty-over cricket, sixes are now like poison to bowlers. Again, that is nectar to cricket lovers!
There are a lot of sixes in IPL this time. Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma are hitting. Mohammad Siraj, Sunil Narine are not leaving any chance. The longest six in all the matches in the IPL till April 2 came from the bat of Nicholas Pooran of Lucknow Super Giants. A shot by the West Indies cricketer flew 106 meters against Royal Challengers Bangalore on Tuesday. Benkatesh Iyer of Kolkata Knight Riders is not far behind. He hit a six of 106 meters against Bengaluru.He is also joint number one. Third place is Ishan Kishan of Mumbai Indians. He sent the ball 103 meters against Sunrisers Hyderabad. Kolkata’s Andre Russell is in fourth place. The Caribbean all-rounder hit a six of 102 meters against Hyderabad. Bengal’s young wicketkeeper-batsman Abhishek Porde made his debut in fifth place. A shot on Delhi Capitals’ debut against Punjab Kings crossed 99 metres. Hyderabad’s Travis Head is sixth.His longest six was 98 meters against Mumbai Indians. Shikhar Dhawan at seventh place. The Punjab skipper hit a six of 96 meters against Lucknow Super Giants. Russell again in eighth place. His six against Hyderabad was 96 meters long. Hyderabad’s Henrik Klassen is in ninth place. He hit a six of 94 meters against KKR. Rian Parag is joint ninth.
The Rajasthan Royals batsman also hit a six off 94 meters against Delhi. Jonny Bairstow of Punjab is at eleventh place. The English wicketkeeper-batsman hit a 93m six against Lucknow. If you look at the best eleven of the IPL six this time, you can understand that the fight is tough. No country’s cricketers are behind.
However, this year’s IPL is lagging behind. 106 meters and what! Compared to last year, the distance of sixes is less this time. Last year the first 10 sixes by distance were 115m (Faf Dulpacy), 114m (Tim David), 112m (Jos Buttler), 111m (Shivam Dubey), 109m (Andre Russell), 102m (Shivam), respectively. 101m (Rinku Singh), 101m (Benktesh Iyer), 101m (Rahmanullah Gurbaj), 101m (Nehal Wadhera) and 101m (Liam Livingstone).
