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Pakistani Batter Smashes 49-Year-Old First-Class Record

MIT Solutions batter Mohammad Farooq created history in Pakistan’s domestic first-class cricket after smashing 14 sixes during a blistering 163-run … Read More The post Pakistani Batter Smashes 49-Year-Old First-Class Record appeared first on ProPakistani .

Pakistani Batter Smashes 49-Year-Old First-Class Record

Pakistani cricketer Mohammad Farooq shattered a 49-year-old first-class record by smashing 14 sixes in his 163-run knock against Khan Research Laboratories in a domestic Grade-I match. The record previously stood at 12 sixes, set by Gulfraz Khan in 1976-77. Farooq achieved this feat at Shoaib Akhtar Stadium, surpassing former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram's 12 sixes in an unbeaten 257 against Zimbabwe in 1996.

His aggressive batting style, with an average of one six every seven balls, saw him clear the boundary frequently. Farooq's record-breaking performance comes amid heightened interest in six-hitting records, following Razaullah's nine sixes and Majid Khan's 13 sixes in first-class cricket.

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