Akash Kumar Chaudhary: In the match being played between Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh in the Ranji Trophy 2025-26 season, an incident took place which caught the attention of the entire cricket world. Meghalaya all-rounder Akash Kumar Chaudhary created history by hitting 8 consecutive sixes in 8 balls. After this explosive inning of Chaudhary, there is a wave of enthusiasm among the cricket lovers and there is a lot of discussion about him on social media. It is believed that after this performance, he may get bids worth crores in the mini auction of IPL 2026.

Created history by hitting 8 sixes in 8 balls

When Meghalaya’s star batsman Rahul Dalal returned to the pavilion after scoring 144 runs in 102 balls, Akash Chaudhary came to the crease. He played a dot on the first ball, took singles on the second and third balls, and then it was as if the storm came. After this, he hit 6 consecutive sixes in the over of bowler Limar Dabi. Not only this, by hitting sixes on the next two balls, Choudhary made a record of 8 consecutive sixes.

Completing his half-century in just 11 balls, Choudhary created a new world record for the fastest fifty in first class cricket. Earlier this record was in the name of England’s Wayne White, who had scored fifty in 12 balls in 2012.

Equal feat of Ravi Shastri and Sobers

Before Akash Chaudhary, only two great players, Ravi Shastri and Sir Gary Sobers, had done the feat of hitting six sixes in an over in first class cricket. Now Akash not only touched this record but also made it even more special by hitting 8 sixes consecutively.

Lottery may be held in IPL 2026

After this explosive inning of Akash Chaudhary, cricket fans and experts believe that many franchises can spend huge amount on him in the upcoming IPL 2026 auction. His performance has definitely brought him into the limelight and the possibility of him getting a bigger platform in the future has become stronger.

Who is Akash Kumar Chaudhary?

25-year-old Akash Kumar Chaudhary plays domestic cricket for Meghalaya and is considered an excellent all-rounder. So far, he has scored 503 runs in 30 first class matches, which includes 2 half-centuries, and has also taken 87 wickets with the ball. In List A cricket, he has 203 runs and 37 wickets in his name in 28 matches. In T20 cricket, he scored 107 runs in 30 matches and took 28 wickets. His economy rate has been 7.94, which shows how effective he is with the ball.