The first match of the ODI series between India and New Zealand is played in Hyderabad. For this match, the India team won the toss and decided to bat first. During this, Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill came to open. Rohit contributed 38 runs and returned to the pavilion after being fired. But he broke a special record of Mahendra Singh Dhoni in this match. Rohit has become the player with the most sixes on Indian soil.
Rohit faced 38 balls in the Hyderabad ODI and scored 34 runs with the help of 4 fours and 2 sixes. In this way, he took the record for hitting the most number of sixes in India. Rohit has reached a total of 125 ODI sixes on Team India. Dhoni comes second in this matter. Dhoni has reached 123 sixes. Sachin Tendulkar ranks third with 71 sixes. Virat Kohli has hit 66 sixes in ODIs. He is in the fourth position. Yuvraj Singh is in fifth place with 65 sixes.
Significantly, in terms of hitting the most ODI sixes in world cricket, former Pakistan player Shahid Afridi is at the top. He has hit 351 sixes in 398 games. Chris Gayle is at number two. Gayle has hit 331 sixes in 301 games. Sanath Jayasuriya is in third place. Jayasuriya has hit 270 sixes in 445 matches. Rohit is in fourth position. He has hit 265 sixes in 239 games.
- Rohit Sharma – 125
- Mahendra Singh Dhoni-123
- Sachin Tendulkar – 71
- Virat Kohly – 66
- Yuvraj Singh-65