Pakistan batsman Shahid Afridi revealed he made a conscious attempt to hit six sixes in a single over on Saturday.
Afridi went 6, 6, 6, 6, 2, 1 against Harbhajan Singh on day two of the first Test against India, as Pakistan racked up the runs on a placid Lahore wicket.
He said: "Before the over began I told my partner Kamran Akmal 'I am going for six sixes' so he had said 'good luck'.
"I tried to hit the fifth one over the mid-on area but the ball turned so it ended up going straight."
Nobody has ever hit six sixes in a Test match before.
Afridi was eventually dismissed for 103 as Pakistan declared on 679-7, but India had little difficulty in their reply, reaching 65-0.
Afridi said: "Great performances from so many of my team-mates gave me the opportunity to play my own game which is what I like.
"The wicket is very good for batting.
"Maybe our fast bowlers will find some reverse swing but India have a very strong batting line-up and are good against spinners so let's see."
India coach Greg Chappell said: "The only way we're going to make sure the game's safe is to bat for a long time so we need some guys to get some big scores.
"With the bowling attack we took into the game we were hoping to bat first. That was our best chance to win the game on this wicket.
"I think we are going to see some pretty flat wickets in this series so we're going to have to look at things."
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