2023-10-23 04:15:52
Last month, Indian captain Rohit Sharma proposed that sixes flying beyond 100 meters should be given 10 runs. Rohit Sharma also argued that 8 runs should be scored after crossing the 90 meter barrier. Everyone saw it as a joke because of the strange need. But India’s hitman continues to hit six shots with great strength. After hitting 4 more sixes yesterday, Rohit’s sixes in this World Cup became 17.
During this World Cup, Rohit Sharma has surpassed Chris Gayle (553) to hit more sixes in international cricket. After yesterday’s match, Rohit’s number of international sixes has reached 564. Rohit Sharma has hit 53 sixes in ODIs this year. Only West Indies star Chris Gayle (56, year 2019) and South Africa’s AB de Villiers (58, year 2015) have more sixes in a calendar year.
Rohit is the first Indian batsman to hit 50 sixes in a calendar year. Rohit is the second player to hit most sixes in ODI World Cups (40). Former South African player AB de Villiers (37) was left behind yesterday. Only Chris Gayle (49) is ahead. Rohit has so far hit 35 sixes in the powerplay (first 10 overs) alone in ODIs this year. No one comes close to this feat. South Africa’s Quinton de Kock is second with 11 sixes.
Rohit is the Indian batsman with most sixes in a World Cup tournament. The Indian captain scored 17 sixes in 5 innings. In the 2003 World Cup, he surpassed Sourav Ganguly, who hit 15 sixes in 11 innings. South Africa’s Heinrich Klaasen is second only to Rohit in the number of sixes in ODIs this year with 32 sixes. There is another similarity between the two. The jersey number of both is 45.
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Rohit Sharma hit massive sixes against New Zealand
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