A practicing advocate in the Telangana State High Court, SK Ashraf, attempted to break the Guinness World Record for the fastest time to type the alphabets backwards. He achieved this in 2.69 seconds, beating the previous record of 3.71 seconds. The attempt took place at the Telangana High Court Advocate Bar Association Hall in Hyderabad. Several people, including former association president V Raghunath and HC Sports & Cultural secretary Sharada Katakam, were present.
Ashraf made two attempts, completing the task in both 2.69 seconds and 2.78 seconds. He has submitted videos of these attempts to the Guinness World Records headquarters and requested that they accept his record-breaking time of 2.69 seconds.
In addition to this achievement, Ashraf also holds records for other typing feats. He holds the record for the fastest time to type the alphabets from A to Z with spaces, completing it in 3.37 seconds. He also holds the record for the fastest time to type the alphabets blindfolded from A to Z with spaces, achieving it in 4.13 seconds. Finally, he holds the record for the fastest time to type from 1 to 50, which he completed in 14.88 seconds.
