With India starting their ODI World Cup 2023 campaign on October 8, Indian skipper Rohit Sharma has a chance to break two records. The hosts will face Australia at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai as Rohit chases glory. So, here are the two records Rohit Sharma can break:
Record Rohit Sharma can break: most sixes in international cricket
The current Indian skipper is not too far away from Gayle in the list of most sixes in international cricket, with an incredible 551 sixes in 471 innings. Sharma also has the best sixes-per-match percentage in the top 50 six-hitters of all time, smashing 1.16 sixes per inning.
| Player | Span | Innings | 6s |
| Chris Gayle | 1999-2021 | 551 | 553 |
| Rohit Sharma | 2007- | 471 | 551 |
| Shahid Afridi | 1996-2018 | 508 | 476 |
| Brendon McCullum | 2002-2016 | 474 | 398 |
| Martin Guptill | 2009- | 402 | 383 |
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Record Rohit Sharma can break: most centuries in ODI World Cup
Rohit Sharma is currently tied with the great Sachin Tendulkar, scoring 6 centuries each in the ODI World Cup.
Rohit has scored these 6 tons in just 17 innings compared to Tendulkar’s 44. If he manages to score just one more century, the opener will break the Master Blasters record.
| Player | Matches | Runs | Average | 100s | 50s |
| Rohit Sharma | 17 | 978 | 65.20 | 6 | 3 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 45 | 2278 | 56.95 | 6 | 15 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | 37 | 1532 | 56.74 | 5 | 7 |
| Ricky Ponting | 46 | 1743 | 45.86 | 5 | 6 |
| David Warner | 18 | 992 | 62.00 | 4 | 3 |
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