First international Six for Team India: 92 years ago today, in 1932, a cricketer named Amar Singh hit the first six for India.
The country is celebrating its 78th Independence Day on 15 August today. Today we are telling you about a cricketer who hit the first international six for Team India even before independence. 92 years have passed since this. Cricket fans of this era may not know this player, because when he did this feat, many sports lovers may not have even been born. Most of us will also agree with this.
Actually, hitting a six in cricket seems easy in today’s era, but it was not so 50 years ago. At that time, hitting a six used to be special. It was known that only one six was hit in the whole match. There were some players who spent their entire career. Made thousands of runs, but did not hit a single six. That is why the cricketer who hit the first international six for India is special. It was none other than Amar Singh, who did this feat 92 years ago in 1932.
India played its first international match in 1932
India got independence on 15th August 1947, but before independence, Team India played its first Test cricket match against England. It was the year 1932. India and England were face to face. In this Test match, Team India’s all-rounder Amar Singh created history by hitting a six. He became the first player to hit a six in international cricket for the country. He also hit the first fifty for the country in this match. Amar Singh is the first player who took 100 wickets in Ranji Trophy.
Who is Amar Singh and how was his career?
Amar Singh was born on 4 December 1910 in Rajkot. He was an all-rounder. He played 7 Test matches for India and took 28 wickets. He also scored 292 runs with the bat. Amar Singh hit a total of 7 fours and 2 sixes in 7 Test matches. Amar Singh died on 21 May 1940 at the age of just 29, he had typhoid.