Ayush Badoni, a rising star in Indian cricket and a outstanding participant for the Lucknow Tremendous Giants (LSG) within the Indian Premier League (IPL), has etched his identify within the document books by smashing 19 sixes in a single T20 match. This unbelievable feat occurred through the ongoing Delhi Premier League (DPL), the place Badoni is captaining the South Delhi Superstarz.
In a high-octane match in opposition to the North Delhi Strikers, Badoni unleashed a barrage of sixes, breaking the earlier document held by West Indies legend Chris Gayle. Gayle’s document of 18 sixes in a T20 match was set through the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) in 2017, the place he performed for Rangpur Riders in opposition to Dhaka Dynamites. Badoni’s beautiful efficiency not solely broke this document but additionally propelled his staff to an enormous complete of 308 runs.
In an unique dialog with SportsTak, Badoni revealed his shock at attaining this milestone. “I didn’t find out about Chris Gayle’s document as a result of I knew about his 175-run document,” Badoni mentioned, referring to Gayle’s legendary innings within the IPL the place he scored 175 runs, the best particular person rating in T20 cricket. Badoni himself fell simply in need of this mark, scoring 165 runs, however his innings was sufficient to set a brand new document for many sixes in a single T20 innings.
When requested about his future within the IPL and his ideas on retention, Badoni appeared targeted on the current. “However I’m not fascinated by retention and I don’t know in regards to the variety of folks in it,” he acknowledged. He additionally expressed his admiration for LSG skipper KL Rahul, describing him as a mentor and an elder brother. “He is an efficient captain, we speak loads. He’s like an elder brother to me. He explains lots of issues to me on the sector and off the sector additionally. I wish to play in his captaincy,” Badoni added.
Badoni additionally spoke in regards to the affect of Gautam Gambhir, the present India head coach and former mentor at LSG. He credited Gambhir for instilling a aggressive and fearless perspective in him. “He used to clarify loads to me. I learnt loads from him however his primary factor is to be aggressive and fearless. So I learnt from him and I strive to do this within the match as properly,” Badoni defined.
The match not solely noticed particular person brilliance from Badoni but additionally a collective staff effort. The South Delhi Superstarz, beneath Badoni’s management, smashed 30 sixes within the innings, setting a brand new document for essentially the most sixes by a staff in a T20 match. The earlier document was 26 sixes, achieved by Nepal throughout their Asia Cup 2023 match in opposition to Mongolia.
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