Veteran batsman Sheldon Jackson has made the record of hitting the most sixes in the history of Ranji Trophy. He achieved this feat during the final league match played against Assam in Rajkot on Thursday. Jackson broke the record of former Indian wicketkeeper Naman Ojha, whose names were 143 sixes in the Ranji Trophy.
Historical achievement in 100th Ranji match
The match was special for Sheldon Jackson, as it was his 100th Ranji Trophy match of his career. He made this record by hitting a brilliant six in the over of Assam fast bowler Rahul Singh. Jackson has so far scored more than 6600 runs in the Ranji Trophy and is the third highest run -scorer after Cheteshwar Pujara and Sitanshu Kotak for Saurashtra.
Jackson’s achievements in Ranji Trophy
- 21 first class centuries, 19 centuries of which came to Saurashtra.
- Among the select batsmen who hit more than 100 sixes in the Ranji Trophy.
- Saurashtra’s first Ranji Trophy won by scoring 809 runs in the 2019-20 season.
- Helped Saurashtra to win the trophy for the second time, scoring 588 runs in the 2022-23 season.
Batsman who hit the most sixes in Ranji cricket
With this record of Sheldon Jackson, he has joined the list of select batsmen who hit more than 100 sixes in the Ranji Trophy. Players like Saurabh Tiwari, Manish Pandey, Paras Dogra and Yusuf Pathan are also present in this list.
This achievement of Sheldon Jackson establishes him as one of the most aggressive batsmen of Indian domestic cricket.
