leading the team from the front, India Cricket Team skipper Rohit Sharma has established his dominance in the Cricket World Cup. With two sixes so far in the IND vs NED clash, Rohit Sharma has slammed the most sixes in a calendar year, surpassing a record that was set by AB de Villiers. Rohit Sharma now has 69 sixes in the 2023 calendar year.
Most ODI sixes in a calendar year
59* – Rohit Sharma in 2023*
58 – AB de Villiers in 2015
56 – Chris Gayle in 2019
48 – Shahid Afridi in 2002
Most runs by the Indian captain in a single WC
503 – Rohit Sharma (2023)*
465 – Sourav Ganguly (2003)
443 – Virat Kohli (2019)
332 – M Azharuddin (1992)
303 – Kapil Dev (1983)
Most sixes by a captain in a single WC
23* – Rohit Sharma in 2023*
22 – Eoin Morgan in 2019
21 – AB de Villiers in 2015
18 – Aaron Finch in 2019
17 – B McCullum in 2015
Breaking records for fun, Rohit Sharma now has the most sixes by a captain in a single World Cup. The Indian skipper surpassed Eoin Morgan’s record of 22 sixes which the English skipper set in 2019.
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In the India vs Netherlands clash, both the openers, Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill got off to a wonderful start as the du brought up a 100-run stand. Gill started slowly but then switched gears by hitting 4 sixes and 3 fours to reach a fast fifty. He was ultimately dismissed playing a pull shot in the hopes of hitting yet another maximum.
Rohit Sharma, who started with a bang, dealt more with boundaries. He slammed 8 fours and just 2 sixes to reach yet another fifty in sensational form to lead the charge for the Men in Blue. With this fifty, Rohit Sharma has achieved another landmark of slamming 100 International fifties. Having already secured a spot in the semi-finals, Rohit Sharma will be hoping to get another big score as India ready themselves for yet another India vs New Zealand semi-finals.