Six-hitting, as most of them say, is a clever mix of timing and power.
My friends and I would rush to cricket venues in Delhi to watch Kapil Dev and Kirti Azad. The compelling reason was to watch a six or two. It was a rarity. Watching the ball sail over the fence was such a rarity. Reading about the bighitters in books was not the same as watching them in flesh and blood. Kapil and Azad were such a delight.
Much before six-hitting became a common routine, fans at Test matches would wait for Tiger Pataudi or Salim Durani to arrive at the crease. In domestic cricket, K. Srikkanth, Vijay Telang, Sandeep Patil, Dilip Vengsarkar and Navjot Singh Sidhu were among the popular batsmen who entertained the fans with their big hitting. Telang once smashed Pakistan great Imran Khan for two sixes in a tour game in Jaipur in 1979. For years, those who watched the shots would recall them with pride, triggering discussions on the skill factor behind the six-hitting acts.
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