When Sir Don Bradman retired in August 1948, he was the second highest Test scorer with 6,996 whilst Wally Hammond scored 7,249.
Now, 64 years later, a six off Ravindra Jadeja in the 135th took English batsman Ian Bell past his record and the 7,000-run mark sending the West Indian legend down to number 47.
Bell announced his arrival at the 7,000-run club in style. After a gutsy innings, he struck a beautiful six to reach this extraordinary run mark in the pinnacle format.
The fact that all those runs were coming off Jadeja must have been the icing on the cake for the English team.
But not only did that six bring up his 7,000 runs, it also got him his 21st century, and a well timed one, having gone 19 attempts without a Test hundred.
That’s not the end of the story either. That six also brought England up to 400 runs, their first of the series which put them in a commanding position.
When one six can make such an impact in numerous ways, it has to be the moment of the day.
