Kamran Akmal Claims Don Bradman Never Hit a 6 in Tests

Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batter Kamran Akmal has created an incorrect claim concerning legendary Australian batter Sir Don Bradman, saying he never hit a six during his Test career.

Key points

• The Australian great scored 6, 996 Test runs at an astonishing average of 99.94, including 29 centuries and 13 half-centuries.
• When he struck Vinoo Mankad for six, his sixth and final Test six came more than 13 years afterwards against India in Adelaide during the 1947-48 series.
• His first Test six came against England during the famous 1932-33 Bodyline series in Adelaide.
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• While the remaining one came against India, five of Bradman's six Test sixes came against England.

Akmal created the claim during a television discussion while talking concerning Bradman's extraordinary batting record.

During the conversation, the show's anchor questioned the statement and suggested that Bradman had actually hit around five or six sixes in Test cricket.

Nevertheless, Akmal disagreed and insisted that Bradman had not hit any sixes during his Test career. How Plenty of Sixes Did Don Bradman Actually Hit? Cricket records show that Akmal's claim is incorrect.

According to ESPNcricinfo, Bradman hit six sixes during his 52-match Test career.

For context, the Australian great scored 6, 996 Test runs at an astonishing average of 99.94, including 29 centuries and 13 half-centuries.

Bradman preferred to keep the ball on the ground and rarely attempted aerial shots. Consequently, he hit only six sixes despite dominating Test cricket for two decades. Interestingly, all six of Bradman's Test sixes came against left-arm bowlers. Bradman Hit Five Sixes Against England.

His first Test six came against England during the famous 1932-33 Bodyline series in Adelaide. He struck left-arm spinner Hedley Verity over the boundary.

Bradman then hit four sixes during the 1934 Ashes series in England.

When he struck Vinoo Mankad for six, his sixth and final Test six came more than 13 years afterwards against India in Adelaide during the 1947-48 series. Stay Connected with ProPakistani.

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