6,6,6,6,6… Who is 23-year-old Salil Arora? Five sixes hit in five balls before IPL 2026! Batting played havoc

By Samira Vishwas On Mar 23, 2026

Who is Salil Arora? : The 19th season of the Indian Premier League is just six days away. All 10 teams are gearing up for IPL 2026 starting from March 28. Meanwhile, Sunrisers Hyderabad played an intra-squad match on Saturday (March 21), in which batsmen like Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan and Henrik Klaassen excelled. But the most talked about was 23-year-old Salil Arora. With his explosive batting, he created a sensation by hitting five sixes in five consecutive balls.

So let’s find out, who is this Salil Arora. Sunrisers Hyderabad’s batting line-up makes them one of the most dangerous teams in the IPL, with aggressive openers like Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan and Henrik Klaasen. Now, 23-year-old Salil Arora has joined the team, who made his mark in a warm-up match. Salil Arora grabbed everyone’s attention during the intra-team match played at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on March 21.

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Coming to bat in the last overs, Salil scored 47 runs in just 16 balls. His strike rate was more than 300 during this period. During this explosive innings, Salil hit five sixes off five consecutive balls, a feat to behold. He hit a six off the last two balls of Jaydev Unadkat’s over. He then hit three more sixes in the next over.

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Who is Salil Arora?

Salil Arora plays domestic cricket for Punjab and has grabbed attention with his batting in the past. Recently, he scored a 39-ball century against Jharkhand in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and scored an unbeaten 45-ball 125. In the IPL 2026 auction, Salil had set a base price of Rs 30 lakh.

Several teams showed interest in him, but eventually Sunrisers Hyderabad signed him for Rs 1.50 crore, paying five times the price. Given Salil’s impressive performance, he may be given an opportunity to make his IPL debut this season. It will be interesting to see what he does in IPL 2026.