Question

Leo Carter, who became the seventh cricketer in the world to hit six 6s in an over, belongs to which country?
1. New Zealand
2. Sri Lanka
3. Australia
4. England

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : New Zealand

The correct answer is New Zealand.

• Leo Carter hit 6 sixes in a row. He entered the history books by becoming the seventh cricketer in the world to hit six 6s in an over.
• He has recorded his name in the history books on January 05, 2020.
• He has become the 7th cricketer in the world to score six sixes in an over. Carter achieved this feat during his team's Canterbury Kings' victory against Northern Knight at New Zealand's Twenty20 tournament Super Smash.
• Apart from Carter, Gary Sobers of the West Indies, Ravi Shastri and Yuvraj Singh of India, Herschelle Gibbs of South Africa, Ross Vitali of England and Hazratullah Zazai of Afghanistan have scored six sixes in an over. 
• Yuvraj Singh hit 6 sixes against England’s fast bowler Stuart Broad in the 2007 T20 World Cup.
• Garry Sobers was the first batsman to score 6 sixes in an over in first-class cricket, while India's Ravi Shastri later repeated it.