Gautam
Gambhi
Reactio
Si aj
Sixes
Mohammed
Si aj’s
u expected
t a sfo matio
i to
a
match-wi i g
fi ishe
b ought
a
a e
smile
to
I dia’s
usually
i te se
head
coach
Gautam
Gambhi
du i g
the
wa m-up
clash
agai st
S i
La ka
C icket
XI
o
Su day.
Si aj
p oduced
a
ema kable
late
assault
to
guide
I dia
to
a
six-wicket
victo y,
smashi g
th ee
co secutive
sixes
i
the
fi al
ove
to
complete
a
te se
chase
i
spectacula
fashio .
The
ext ao di a y
fi ish
appea ed
to
delight
the
I dia
coachi g
staff,
with
Gambhi
caught
smili g
afte
watchi g
the
d amatic
co clusio .
Check
it
out:
DSP
GOES
6️⃣
6️⃣
6️⃣!
🔥Mohammed
Si aj
sig s
off
the
wa m-up
game
with
th ee
sixes
o
the
t ot!
💥#So ySpo tsNetwo k
#So yLIV
#BeautifulGameofTestC icket
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—
So y
Spo ts
Netwo k
(@So ySpo tsNetwk)August
9,
2026
Si aj’s
Six-Hitti g
Show
I dia
equi ed
16
u s
f om
the
last
six
delive ies
whe
Si aj
a ived
at
the
c ease.
What
followed
was
ha dly
the
ki d
of
fi ish
expected
f om
a
f o tli e
fast
bowle .
Faci g
Kesha a
Nuwa tha,
Si aj
eceived
th ee
delive ies
i
his
p efe ed
hitti g
a ea
a d
dispatched
all
th ee
ove
the
bou da y
at
deep
midwicket.
Read
Mo e:
Sa fa az
Kha
Retu s!
Replaces
I ju ed
Sai
Sudha sa
I
I dia& squo;s
S i
La ka
Test
Squad
The
seque ce
of
sixes
i sta tly
cha ged
the
mood
a ou d
the
g ou d
a d
took
I dia
ac oss
the
fi ish
li e
with
th ee
balls
still
emai i g.
Si aj
emai ed
u beate
o
32
f om
o ly
15
delive ies,
compili g
a
e te tai i g
i i gs
that
i cluded
fou
sixes
a d
a
bou da y.
His
ema kable
co t ibutio
tu ed
what
had
looked
like
a
pote tially
difficult
chase
i to
a
memo able
victo y
fo
I dia.
Gambhi & squo;s
Reactio
Steals
Spotlight
While
Si aj’s
powe -hitti g
was
the
defi i g
mome t
of
the
chase,
Gautam
Gambhi ‘s
eactio
quickly
became
a othe
talki g
poi t.
K ow
fo
his
se ious
a d
i te sely
competitive
demea ou ,
the
I dia
head
coach
was
see
b eaki g
i to
a
smile
as
Si aj
completed
the
stu i g
fi ish.
Si aj’s
assault
also
appea ed
to
leave
the
S i
La ka
playe s
su p ised,
with
membe s
of
the
oppositio
eve
see
exami i g
his
bat
afte
the
ema kable
fi al-ove
hitti g.
The
six-wicket
victo y
gives
I dia
a
positive
esult
f om
thei
fi al
wa m-up
assig me t
befo e
the
Test
se ies.
Mo e
impo ta tly,
the
match
p ovided
useful
p epa atio
ahead
of
a
much
toughe
challe ge
agai st
S i
La ka.
