India’s stand-in captain Rohit Sharma went past former Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar to become the second highest six-hitter for India in One Day Internationals (ODI). MS Dhoni is leading that chart by a massive margin when it comes to this record.
Rohit Sharma achieved this feat after he smashed a six against Sri Lanka in the 2nd ODI at Mohali to go past batting legend Sachin Tendulkar.
Rohit Sharma is now at number 2 with 83 sixes and Sachin is at number 3 with 71. MS Dhoni has hit 119 sixes, which is 37 sixes more than Rohit Sharma. This is an Indian record created on the Indian soil.
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Rohit Sharma is currently leading Team India in Virat Kohli’s absence. Virat Kohli recently got married to Bollywood starlet Anushka Sharma in a private wedding ceremony in Italy. Virat Kohli had asked for a break from BCCI, excusing himself for playing excessive cricket in 2017.
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Here is a list of top 5 six hitters for India in ODIs:
Most sixes in India in ODIs:
119 – MS Dhoni
72 – ROHIT SHARMA*
71 – Sachin Tendulkar
65 – Yuvraj Singh
58 – Sourav Ganguly #INDvSL— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman) December 13, 2017
India is already trailing 0-1 in the ongoing series after losing at Dharamsala.
Most sixes for India in ODIs:
208 – MS Dhoni
195 – Sachin Tendulkar
189 – Sourav Ganguly
155 – ROHIT SHARMA*
153 – Yuvraj Singh #INDvSL— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman) December 13, 2017
Earlier, Sri Lanka won the toss and put India to bat first. India is at 207 at loss of 1 wicket in 35 overs. Shikhar Dhawan was the only batsman to get dismissed after he scored 68. Meanwhile, Rohit Sharma has completed his 16th ODI century.
Indian players to hit four sixes in four consecutive balls in ODIs:
Zaheer Khan v Zimbabwe in 2000
ROHIT SHARMA v Sri Lanka in 2017*#INDvSL— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman) December 13, 2017
In ODIs in 2nd match as an Indian captain:
Gautam Gambhir – Century (2010)
Virat Kohli – Century (2013)
ROHIT SHARMA – CENTURY* (2017) #INDvSL— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman) December 13, 2017
Here is the six hit by Rohit Sharma:
Well, that was quick! SIX all the way, the Rohit way! https://t.co/uBSYrYlzGU
— Faizal Khan (@faizalkhanm9) December 13, 2017
India cannot put a foot wrong from here, they need to win both the matches to win the series and keep their reputation intact.
