Rohit vs Gayle: Rohit Can Break this Big Record of Chris Gayle, Hitman will go Ahead After Hitting So Many Sixes

India has taken an unassailable 2-0 lead in the four-match Test series against Australia. Team India continues to perform brilliantly in Tests under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma. Under Rohit’s captaincy, the Indian team has played four Tests and won all four. Apart from winning two Tests against Sri Lanka, India have defeated Australia in two Tests.

Rohit made a special record by scoring a century against Australia. He became the first Indian batsman to score a century in all three formats (Test, ODI and T20) as captain. Now Rohit has a chance to make another big record.

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Will Match the Record of Veteran Cricketer Chris Gayle

If Rohit hits 30 sixes, he will equal West Indies veteran cricketer Chris Gayle’s record for most sixes in international cricket. Rohit has hit 523 sixes in 436 matches including all three formats. In this case, he is only behind Gayle. Gayle has hit 553 sixes in 483 international matches.

‘Hitman’ will leave behind ‘Universe Boss’ as soon as he hits 31 sixes. Only three cricketers are active in the top-10 batsmen who hit the most sixes in international cricket, that is, playing cricket. Apart from Rohit, these include Martin Guptill of New Zealand and Jos Buttler of England.

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Rohit far Behind in Hitting Sixes in Tests

Guptill is fifth in terms of most sixes in international cricket. He has hit 383 sixes in 367 matches and Butler has hit 297 sixes in 322 matches. Both of them are far behind Hitman. It will be interesting to see how long Rohit can leave Gayle behind. In Tests, the Hitman has hit 68 sixes in 47 matches. Ben Stokes of England is at the top in this format.

He has hit 109 sixes in 90 Tests. In ODIs, Rohit is third in terms of hitting most sixes. He has hit 273 sixes in 241 matches. Pakistan’s Shahid Afridi (351) and Gayle (331) are ahead of Rohit. Rohit is on top in terms of hitting maximum sixes in T20. He has hit 182 sixes in 148 T20 Internationals. Guptill is behind Rohit with 173 sixes.

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Rohit Sharma on Top in T20

Rohit has so far scored 16,955 runs in 436 international matches at an average of 43.03. These include 43 centuries and 91 half-centuries. He has been dismissed for zero 28 times. Rohit has scored 3853 runs in T20, while he has 9782 runs in ODIs. In Tests, Rohit has scored 3320 runs at an average of 46.76.

Some fans believe that Rohit will leave Gayle behind till the upcoming ODI World Cup. At the same time, some fans believe that Rohit will end his international career with 600+ sixes. The Hitman is currently busy with the Test series against Australia. From March 1, the third Test will be played between the two in Indore.