Former India captain and current head coach Ravi Shastri explained why the number 36 is so important for Indian cricket.

This number was in the spotlight after India was bowled out for 36 in the second innings of the Adelaide Test match against Australia during the 2020-21 Border Gavaskar Trophy.

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The visitors were mocked badly as they lost the Test match by 8 wickets. But India bounced back amazingly to win the four-match series 2-1.

Therefore, Ravi Shastri decided to tell the significance of number 36 in Indian cricket on Twitter. "Ha. Too many 36's. Six 6s mine. Team 36 Adelaide. One day number 36. Gavaskar 36. @YUVSTRONG12 six 6s. Could be more," Shastri tweeted.

Shastri was talking about the 36 runs which he scored in an over during the 1984-85 Ranji Trophy match between Mumbai and Baroda. He hit Tilak Raj for six 6s in an over, becoming the first Indian and second batsman after Sir Garfield Sobers to achieve this feat.

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Sunil Gavaskar's 36 is remembered for all the wrong reasons, as he scored 36* in the 1975 World Cup against England. Chasing 335 to win in 60 overs, Sunil Gavaskar remained unbeaten for 36 playing out 174 deliveries, as India lost the match.

The most exciting 36 is that of Yuvraj Singh, who became the first Indian to hit six 6s in an over in international cricket. He achieved the feat against England’s Stuart Broad in a 2007 T20 World Cup match in Durban, South Africa.

Thus he became only the second batsman to do so in international cricket after Herschelle Gibbs’ feat in the 2007 World Cup against the Netherlands.