Naman Dhir Breaks Yuvraj Singh’s 19-Year-Old Record, Set On The Day He Hit Six Sixes In Over

Naman Dhir broke Yuvraj Singh's record |Courtesy – AP/ICC

Naman Dhir introduced himself to the world despite the fifth T20I between India and West Indies ending in a washout at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Saturday (October 17) as the two teams ended the series by sharing the trophy with a 2-2 draw. Only 7.4 overs were possible in the series decider after multiple rain breaks.

After the game was reduced to a nine-over-per-side match, West Indies won the toss and chose to bowl first. Naman walked out to bat in the 7th over after Shreyas Iyer's dismissal and made an unbeaten knock of 24 runs in just six balls, which included three sixes and a boundary, at a stunning strike rate of 400, before the ground showed another spell of showers, which led to the game being abandoned.

Naman's knock has the best strike rate by an Indian batter who has played more than two balls in an innings. Only Dinesh Karthik (10 off 2 balls at 500 SR vs Australia in 2022 at Nagpur) scored at a better rate in an innings in the shortest format of the game after playing more than one ball.

Meanwhile, among…

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