A collage exhibiting Indian batter Rohit Sharma (left) and former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi. — AFP/File
India’s skilled batter Rohit Sharma surpassed Pakistan’s former captain Shahid Afridi to change into the main six-hitter within the historical past of males’s ODIs.
The 38-year-old achieved the milestone throughout India’s first ODI of the three-match residence sequence in opposition to South Africa, underway on the JSCA Worldwide Stadium Advanced.
Rohit entered the fixture with 349 sixes to his identify within the longer format, needing three extra to surpass legendary Pakistan all-rounder Afridi, who smashed 351 maximums in his illustrious ODI profession, comprising 398 matches.
The previous India captain hit three sixes in his blistering half-century in opposition to the Proteas within the ongoing fixture, which bolstered his sixes tally to 352 in 269 innings, one away from Afridi, who took 369 innings.
Most sixes in ODIsRohit Sharma (India) — 352 in 269 inningsShahid Afridi (Pakistan) — 351 in 369 inningsChris Gayle (West Indies) — 331 in 294 inningsSanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) — 270 in 433 inningsMS Dhoni (India) — 229 in 297 innings
Rohit additionally holds the file of hitting probably the most sixes in worldwide cricket, with 645 maximums to his identify; he’s properly away from second-placed Chris Gayle, who has 553.
Afridi is third on the checklist with 476 sixes, adopted by former New Zealand batting stalwart Brendon McCullum with 398.
Most sixes in int’l cricketRohit Sharma (India) — 645 in 536 inningsChris Gayle (West Indies) — 553 in 551 inningsShahid Afridi (Pakistan) — 476 in 508 inningsBrendon McCullum (New Zealand) — 398 in 474 inningsJos Buttler (England) — 387 in 401 innings
