Who is Akash Kumar Choudhary? Meghalaya batter who smashed eight sixes in a row and broke the world record for fastest fifty in First

NEW DELHI: Records tumbled in Surat on Sunday as Meghalaya’s Akash Kumar Choudhary etched his name into cricketing folklore, blasting the fastest-ever fifty in First-Class history — a stunning 11-ball half-century — during a Ranji Trophy Plate Group clash against Arunachal Pradesh. Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW! The 25-year-old right-hander turned the match into a spectacle, surpassing England’s Wayne White, who held the previous record with a 12-ball fifty for Leicestershire against Essex in 2012. Akash’s breathtaking display of power-hitting not only shattered a world record but also left everyone in disbelief. Coming in at No. 8 with Meghalaya already well-placed at 576 for 6, Akash wasted no time making history. He hammered eight consec