WATCH: 4,4,4,4,4,4- Harry Brook slams six 4s in an over in Test, shatters English record books
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Smashing consecutive biggies in an over is now frequent in cricket. England’s Harry Brook‘s name has also been set down on the record books for smashing six fours in an over in a Test match. England are locking horns with Pakistan and this incident took place on Day 1 on December 1 at Rawalpindi.
En route to his ton, the 23-year-old smashed the six fours off-spinner and debutant Saud Shakeel, becoming the fifth player to achieve this in Test history. The other four players are- India’s Sandeep Patil, West Indies’ Chris Gayle, Ramnaresh Sarwan, and Sri Lanka’s Sanath Jayasuriya. However, he has become the first Englishman to do so.
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Brook remained not out at 101 off 81 balls (with 14 fours and two sixes) alongside skipper Ben Stokes (34* off 15) at stumps. It was his Test’s maiden ton. In the absence of Jonny Bairstow, Brook got the chance to play and displayed exemplary performance.
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Harry Brook is the 4th batter to smash ton on Day 1
Harry Brook wasn’t the only centurion; openers Zack Crawley and Ben Duckett also slammed their respective tons and after them, Ollie Pope and Brook became the third and fourth centurions on the first day.
Their special knocks saw their team cross 506 runs at the end of Day 1 in just 75 overs, which also is the highest-ever score in Test cricket on the first day. England broke the 112-year-old record with their score on Day 1. Previously, it was held by Australia (494/6) against South Africa in 1910. Englishmen are also playing their first-ever Test on Pakistan soil after 17 years.
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