IND vs BAN: Indian skipper Rohit Sharma became the second batter in the world and the first Indian to hit 500 sixes in international cricket during the second ODI against Bangladesh in Mirpur on Wednesday (November 7). The Nagpur-born batter reached the landmark in his 428th match to surpass Chris Gayle who reached the mark in his 447th international match. Follow IND vs BAN Live Updates with InsideSport.IN.
IND vs BAN: Indian Skipper Rohit Sharma becomes the FASTEST batter to Hit 500 sixes in International cricket, second after Chris Gayle in Most Sixes: Check Out
IND vs BANRohit Sharma is the leading six-hitter in the T20I format
Rohit, who made his international debut in 2007, is also the leading six-hitter in the T20I format and is the fourth-leading six-hitter in ODI cricket behind Gayle, Shahid Afridi and Sanath Jayasuriya. Rohit is considered as one of the cleanest ball hitters in the cricketing world. The right-handed batter takes a little to get settled but once set, Rohit can take apart any bowling-up on his day.
Injured Rohit failed to save the ODI series for India
Injured Rohit fought valiantly. But his brilliant 28-ball 51-run knock went in vain as Bangladesh edged India by just 5 runs to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series. The Indian skipper tried his best but the injury in his hand somewhat restricted Rohit to bat to his full-protentional. “It (thumb injury) isn’t too great. Some dislocation and some stitches. Fortunately, not a fracture and so, I was able to bat,” Rohit said on his injury.
IND vs BAN: Indian Skipper Rohit Sharma becomes the FASTEST batter to Hit 500 sixes in International cricket, second after Chris Gayle: Check Out
Players with most sixes in the international cricket:
Player (country) | Matches | Sixes |
Chris Gayle (West Indies) | 483 | 553 |
Rohit Sharma (India) | 428 | 502 |
Shahid Afridi (Pakistan) | 524 | 476 |
Brendon McCullum (New Zealand) | 432 | 398 |
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