India's stand-in-captain Jasprit Bumrah hit England pacer Stuart Broad for 35 runs in an over—a world record—during Day Two of the fifth Test at Edgbaston, Birmingham on Saturday, June 2.
It was the most expensive over in Test cricket.
The world record stayed with Lara for 18 years—he had hit South African left-arm spinner Robin Peterson for 28 runs in a Test match in 2003-04, which included four fours and two sixes off six legal deliveries.
Former Australia player George Bailey had also scored 28 in an over but he was behind Lara in terms of boundary count.
Broad, who had also been hit for six sixes in an over by Yuvraj Singh in the inaugural World T20 in 2007, gave away 35 in the 84th over of the Indian first innings in the fifth rescheduled Test here. There were six extra runs -- five wides and a no-ball.
The Indian skipper was not out on 31 off 16 balls with four boundaries and two sixes.
Here's how the over panned out
Ball 1: Four
Ball 2: Five wides
Ball 2: no ball & SIX
Ball 2: Four
Ball 3: Four
Ball 4: Four
Ball 5: Six
Ball 6: 1 run
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