In the Indian Street Premier League (ISPL) T-10 league of six franchises and close to 100 players, Sambhaji Patil is the only player who is a policeman by profession and he is making quite an impression.

The Maharashtra cop represents the Falcon Risers Hyderabad in the second season of the ISPL and is a prominent member of the team which has now made it to the ISPL PlayOffs.

Patil, who hails from Naigaon near Dadar, is known for his six-hitting flair which has rendered him the nickname 'Sixer King' and he got it a few years back.

"It's been 3-4 years since I got this 'Sixer King' name. I only have one target when I bat and that is to hit a six off every ball and even commentators say that my sixes go a really long way and that's why I got this name."

Patil is happy with the way the season has gone about for his team.

"Present season is going well for me. My team has reached the playoffs so I'm happy," he added.

The Falcon Risers' batter had started his cricketing journey way back in 2004 and has not looked back since then.

"I'm playing professional cricket from 2004. I mainly play tennis-ball cricket and represented several teams I had started playing in Pune," he revealed.

He is doing a fine job of balancing his professional duties as a policeman and that of a cricketer.

"If I have day match, then I do night duty and if there is match in the night, then I do day duty. I have matches outside of Mumbai, I take leaves and go for the matches," he added.

Patil had played for the Chennai Singams last season.

"My team Chennai Singams had reached the semifinal and I had the best strike rate in that whole season. The longest six of the first season was also in my name only. It was 107 metres in length," he said.

The cricketer-cum-cop had a fruitful interaction with former India cricketer Mohammad Kaif, who was present for one of the matches.

"Mohammad Kaif asked me about tennis-ball cricket and I told him about it. He said tennis-ball cricket is very good and asked me how the pitch is doing. Talking to such a big international player boosted my confidence as well and his guidance helped me," Patil added.

Patil felt professionalism was one of the biggest learnings from participating in the ISPL.

"ISPL has taught me professionalism. In tennis-ball cricket, it is not so organized but here I have learnt the importance of discipline and fitness. How it is important to maintain pre-match fitness and post-match recovery. We got good coaches and they also gave us good guidance. We have learnt about anti-corruption and several other things," he added.

Patil, who counts Chris Gayle as his favourite cricketer, is elated when asked about his fellow policemen's reaction to his exploits on the cricket field.

"They feel very good as I'm the only policeman playing in the entire ISPL this season and last season," he added.