The ‘Sultan of Swing’ Wasim Akram figures in cricketing history as one of the greatest bowlers to ever play the game. With unparalleled mastery over the ball to make it swing miles in both directions, Wasim dominated Test and ODI cricket for two decades.

While the legendary left-arm seamer retired long before the advent of T20 internationals, he still has a special feat to his name in the shortest format. An often neglected fact, Wasim hit the first ever six in the history of T20 cricket.

A remarkable achievement, it was his bat during the first ever game of T20 in history between Hampshire and Essex back in 2003, that smacked the ball out of the ground. Promoted up the order as a pinch hitter in that fateful match, Wasim lasted for just a short while making 10 off 8 balls.

The gigantic six now part of history, was recently fondly remembered by England’s Vitality Blast Twitter handle.