Rohit Sharma hitting six against Australia in the second T20I in Nagpur
Reflexes
- Rohit Sharma becomes the new Sixer King of T20 International cricket
- Rohit trailed Martin Guptill in the matter of hitting the most sixes
- India beat Australia with stormy tackles from Rohit
Rohit Sharma IND vs Australia: Rohit Sharma batted vigorously in the second match of the three-match T20 series between India and Australia at the VCA Stadium, Nagpur. The Indian captain scored an unbeaten 46 from 20 balls in this match and gave India a six wicket win. The Indian captain also hit four sixes off four fours during his innings and made a new record in T20 Internationals.
Rohit became the Sixer King of T20 Internationals
Indian captain Rohit Sharma, after winning the toss, took to the field to chase the target of 91 runs in the eight-plus match. When he got to the crease, he was very close to making a special record. He became the Sixer King in the second game of the series against Australia. Hitman needed to hit just one six to become the batsman with the most sixes in T20 International cricket. He completed this task at first on himself. He easily holds the world record for most sixes in T20 Internationals.
- Rohit Sharma: 176 sixes
- Martin Guptill: 172 sixes
- Chris Gayle: 124 sixes
- Eoin Morgan: 120 sixes
- Aaron Pinzon: 118
Previously, the record for hitting the most sixes in the T20 International was held by New Zealand starter Martin Guptill. Guptill has hit 172 sixes in 117 innings of 121 games. At the same time, Rohit Sharma surpassed Guptill by hitting 176 sixes in 123 innings of 138 games.
500 in international cricket Rohit close to hitting sixes
Rohit still has seven more caps to play before leaving for the T20 World Cup. After Nagpur, one more match against Australia and three T20 matches and three ODIs against South Africa. In these six matches, Rohit has the opportunity to achieve another achievement related to sixes. If Rohit hits 10 more sixes in this series, he will become the second cricketer in the world to hit 500 sixes in international cricket. So far, only Chris Gayle has hit more than 500 sixes. Rohit has so far hit 490 sixes in 416 international cricket matches and is second for hitting the most sixes. While Caribbean stalwart Chris Gayle tops this list with 553 sixes in 483 games.
Chris Gayle: 553
Rohit Sharma: 490
Shahid Afridi: 476
Brendon McCullum: 398
Martin Guptill: 382
