Kolkata: If you are thinking that Caribbean batsmen Andre Russell and Rinku Singh are the Sixer Kings in the Kolkata Knight Riders team, then believe me you are completely wrong. There is also Rahmanullah Gurbaz of Afghanistan among all the stalwarts in this team, whose aerial shots were seen against Gujarat Titans. In the 39th match of IPL 2023, this batsman hit Hardik Pandya for two big sixes. During this, surprise could be clearly seen on Hardik Pandya’s face. This Afghan batsman, who came to open, played a pickup shot on the second ball of Hardik Pandya, who came to bowl in the fourth over. Hardik Pandya tried to trap the short ball, on which Gurbaj hit a six over the long-leg boundary line with a dashing shot. The next ball was again a short ball, then Gurbaj was seen defending, but again he played an aerial shot on the fourth ball itself. Gurbaj hit the ball outside the backward square leg boundary with a sharp shot.
Everyone was surprised to see these two shots. It is not easy at all for Hardik Pandya to hit such shots. However, Gurbaz then hit Shami for a four-six and then Rashid Khan in a merciless fashion. The way in which he was batting, it seemed that he would complete the century, but it did not happen. His own countryman Noor Ahmed finished the innings on 81 runs after getting caught out by Rashid Khan.
Everyone was surprised to see these two shots. It is not easy at all for Hardik Pandya to hit such shots. However, Gurbaz then hit Shami for a four-six and then Rashid Khan in a merciless fashion. The way in which he was batting, it seemed that he would complete the century, but it did not happen. His own countryman Noor Ahmed finished the innings on 81 runs after getting caught out by Rashid Khan.
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Gurbaj hit 5 fours and 7 sixes in 39 balls. During this, he was seen fearlessly hitting shots all around the ground. Please tell here that Gurbaz, Noor and Rashid Khan come from Afghanistan and all three play together in the international cricket team. Interestingly, Gurbaj was a part of the Gujarat team last year. This year he joined the Kolkata team after being traded.