Rohit Sharma cemented his place as the biggest six-hitter in international cricket of all time as he is now the record holder for most sixes in international cricket.
The India captain and opener, Rohit Sharma, smashed 5 sixes during his blazing knock of 131 runs in 84 balls against Afghanistan on Wednesday in Delhi.
With these 5 sixes, he broke the record of Chris Gayle for most sixes in international cricket. Gayle hit 553 sixes in his international career while Rohit Sharma now has hit 556 sixes for India across the three formats.
Twitter conversation between Rohit Sharma and Chris Gayle after Rohit breaks sixes record
Chris Gayle took to Twitter to congratulate Rohit on breaking his record and making a massive achievement. Gayle also wore number 45 on his jersey and posted a picture from a few years ago with Rohit.
“Congrats, @ImRo45- Most Sixes in International cricket. #45 Special” Chris Gayle tweeted.
Rohit Sharma replied: “Thanks CG 4&5 on the back but our favorite number is 6”
Talking about the match, Sharma smashed 131 runs in 84 balls, with the help of 16 fours and 5 sixes, making a mockery of the target of 273 runs, which India chased down in 34 overs as Virat Kohli, the hometown boy, also scored 55* runs and remained unbeaten in the chase.
The Indian skipper reached his fifty in 30 balls and his century in just 63 balls. This is now the fastest ODI World Cup century by an Indian batsman, breaking Kapil Dev’s record of 72 balls in the 1983 World Cup.
Rohit has hit 7 hundreds in the ODI World Cup, which is the most number of centuries of all-time in the WC history, surpassing Sachin Tendulkar’s record of 6 World Cup centuries. He also now has hit the most number of international sixes, breaking Chris Gayle’s tally of 553 sixes.
The action now moves to Ahmedabad, where India will take on Pakistan. Rohit had hit a century against Pakistan in the 2019 World Cup in England.
