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4 Sixes in 6 Balls Against Rachin Ravindra, Is Bengaluru Boy the Next Big Thing for USA?

Bengaluru boy Sanjay Krishnamurthi smashed four consecutive sixes against New Zealand's all-rounder Rachin Ravindra during a league match in Major League Cricket (MLC).

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USA cricket is growing rapidly because of talent acquisition from other nations and the opportunities given to young talent. In the third edition of Major League Cricket (MLC), Indian origin cricketer Sanjay Krishnamurthi smashed four consecutive sixes against New Zealand’s all-rounder Rachin Ravindra.
 
Krishnamurthi came into bat after Jake Fraser McGurk departed and started his innings sensibly by rotating the strike. In the eighth over, Rachin came into the bowling attack and bowled two back-to-back dot balls against Krishnamurthi. After that, Krishnamurthi smashed four consecutive sixes against one of the best spinners of New Zealand and shifted the momentum of the match in favour of his side.
Finn Allen was in the crease with Krishnamurthy, and by looking at him, the Kiwi opener charged Mitchell  Owen in the very next over and smashed three consecutive sixes as well. Krishnamurthi scored 36 runs in just 20 balls with four humongous sixes at a strike-rate of 180.

Who is Sanjay Krishnamurthi?

Sanjay Krishnamurthi was born in Bengaluru and had a passion from a very young age. He also represented his state at the Under-16 level and had the dream of wearing the Indian jersey.
 
Sanjay has to give up his U.S. citizenship to become eligible to represent Karnataka. After that, Krishnamurthy moved to Arizona, USA, with his parents and got his maiden call-up for trials of MLC in 2019.
 
Krishnamurthy never turned back after the call-up as he was drafted in the MLC and then got the maiden call-up by the USA team for the ODI format.

Sanjay Krishnamurthi’s career

Sanjay has debuted in both ODI and T20I teams and played 14 ODIs, where he scored 255 runs and 9 T20Is, where he scored 90 runs. In the MLC, he played 10 matches and made 205 runs at a strike-rate of 142.36, also smashing a half-century.
 
Krishnamurthi is just 22 years old and has shown his skill set at the national level. His talent signals a future prospect for the USA cricket team.
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