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Rohit Sharma has a big chance in this series to break the world record of former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi for hitting most sixes in ODIs.
Delhi: Indian team’s veteran opener Rohit Sharma is going to take the field as a batsman for the first time after leaving the captaincy. The first match of the three-match ODI series between India and Australia will be played on Sunday.
‘Hitman’ just 8 sixes away from breaking Afridi’s record
Rohit Sharma has a big chance in this series to break the world record of former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi for hitting most sixes in ODIs. Afridi has hit 351 sixes in 398 matches in his career. Whereas, Rohit Sharma has so far hit 344 sixes in 273 ODI matches. That means, he is only 8 sixes away from breaking Afridi’s record.
List of top-5 players who hit most sixes in One Day International cricket
- Shahid Afridi (Pakistan) – 398 matches, 351 sixes
- Rohit Sharma (India) – 273 matches, 344 sixes
- Chris Gayle (West Indies) – 301 matches, 331 sixes
- Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) – 445 matches, 270 sixes
- MS Dhoni (India) – 350 matches, 229 sixes
Rohit will be seen only in ODI format
Rohit Sharma had recently announced his retirement from T20 and Test cricket. Now he will represent India only in ODI format. Under the captaincy of Rohit, India had traveled till the 2023 ODI World Cup final. The team won 10 consecutive matches under his leadership, but lost to Australia in the title match. However, after this, Rohit Sharma ended India’s 12-year-old title drought by winning the Champions Trophy.
Will the record be broken against Australia?
Now all eyes are on whether ‘Hitman’ Rohit Sharma will be able to become the batsman who has hit the most sixes in ODI cricket by breaking Shahid Afridi’s world record in this series against Australia.
