Dhaka, Nov. 11 -- Akash Choudhary hammered eight straight sixes and broke a string of cricket records on his way to an 11-ball half-century for Meghalaya in India's Ranji Trophy on Sunday.

The four-day match against Arunachal Pradesh is being played in Surat in Gujarat.Choudhary, primarily a seam bowler, came in at number eight with Meghalaya already 576 for 6 in their first innings.

He did not score off his first ball and then hit two singles before facing Limar Dabi.The spinner grew increasingly bemused as Choudhary lashed a six off each ball of the over, a feat only previously achieved in first-class cricket by two of the game's greats: West Indian Garry Sobers and India's Ravi Shastri.

South African Mike Procter also hit six consec...