Batters generally start their innings in Test cricket cautiously. They refrain from taking too many risks. A majority of the batters prefer leaving the initial few deliveries alone and setting their eyes on the ball perfectly before trying an extravagant stroke.
It is quite rare to see a batter get off the mark with a boundary or a six in a Test innings. The fact that in the entire history of Test cricket, there have been three such batters who smashed two sixes off the first two balls in their Test innings highlights how rare it is to see a player go hard from the word ‘go’.
In this listicle today, we will look at the three such players who decided to go bang-bang from ball number one itself and smacked two maximums off the first two balls that they faced.
1. Foffie Williams achieved in a Test innings back in 1948
Former West Indies cricketer Foffie Williams was the first-ever cricketer to accomplish this feat. He achieved this record while playing for West Indies in a Test match against the England cricket team back in January 1948. He ended up scoring 72 runs from 63 balls in that game, smacking three maximums.
2. Sachin Tendulkar, 2013
Former Indian cricket team batter Sachin Tendulkar was the second batter to achieve this feat. He accomplished the record in a Border-Gavaskar Trophy series match against the Australian cricket team in 2013. Nathan Lyon was the bowler against whom Tendulkar whacked the two maximums.
3. Umesh Yadav, 2019
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Sachin Tendulkar Smashed 2 6s In 1st 2 balls against Lyon 💥
(In History of Test Cricket, Only 3 players Smashed 1st 2 balls for a Six)
Foffie Williams (1948)
Sachin Tendulkar (2013)*
Umesh Yadav (2019) pic.twitter.com/ETcuyxHgfn
Umesh Yadav became the third cricketer to achieve this record in 2019. The Indian fast bowler is known for his big-hitting in Test cricket. Yadav dispatched two deliveries from George Linde of South Africa straight into the stands at the JSCA International Stadium Complex in Ranchi.
