Rohit Sharma’s Record: Indian captain Rohit Sharma appeared in excellent form in the first Test match played against the West Indies. He played a century inning of 103 runs with the help of 10 fours and 2 sixes. This was Rohit Sharma’s 10th century in Test cricket. In this match, Team India won by an innings and 141 runs. By hitting 2 sixes in this match, the Indian captain had made a special record in his name.
In fact, Rohit Sharma has crossed the figure of 400 (401) sixes in his international career, which he has hit only in those matches in which the Indian team has won. Rohit Sharma became the first player to cross the mark of 400 sixes in the team’s victory. In this list, former Pakistan player Shahid Afridi is at number two with 299 sixes and Chris Gayle of West Indies is at number three with 276 sixes.
Most international sixes in a team win
- Rohit Sharma – 401 sixes.
- Shahid Afridi – 299 sixes.
- Chris Gayle – 276 sixes.
Second batsman to hit most sixes in international cricket
Rohit Sharma is second in terms of hitting maximum sixes in international career. He has hit 529 sixes so far. Whereas, Chris Gayle of West Indies is at number one with 553 international sixes. Chris Gayle has hit these sixes in 483 matches. At the same time, Rohit Sharma has hit 529 sixes in 442 matches.
International career so far
Rohit Sharma has played 51 Tests, 243 ODIs and 148 T20 International matches so far. In 86 innings of Test, he has scored 3540 runs at an average of 45.97. Apart from this, he has scored 9825 runs in ODIs at an average of 48.63 and 3853 runs in T20 Internationals at an average of 31.32 and strike rate of 139.24. So far, 44 centuries and 91 half-centuries have come out of his bat in all three formats.
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