BENGALURU (Reuters) -Meghalaya's Akash Kumar Choudhary hopes the Indian Premier League (IPL) adds a team from northeastern India to popularise the sport in the region after he became the first player to hit eight sixes in a row in a domestic Ranji Trophy match on Sunday.

The 25-year-old Choudhary, a specialist fast bowler, raced to an 11-ball 50, the fastest half-century in first-class cricket, against Arunachal Pradesh.