Rohit Sharma record: Rohit Sharma is batting in a different mood in World Cup 2023. Rohit is playing big shots as soon as he arrives. Hit man played an inning of 46 runs against New Zealand in Dharamsala. During this period he hit four high-rise sixes. Thanks to these, Rohit registered a unique record in his name in the World Cup.
Rohit Sharma became 2nd batsman to hit most sixes in World Cup history:-
Hit man became the second batsman to hit the most number of sixes in World Cup history. Rohit overtook former South African captain AB de Villiers by hitting his first six against New Zealand. de Villiers had hit 37 sixes. Rohit now has 41 sixes in his name. West Indies batsman Chris Gayle is at the top of this list.
Batsmen who hit 50 ODI sixes in a calendar year:-
- 58 – AB de Villiers (2015)
- 56 – Chris Gayle (2019)
- 53* – Rohit Sharma (2023)
Most sixes in ODI World Cup :-
- 49 – Chris Gayle
- 41*- Rohit Sharma
- 37- AB de Villiers
- 31 – Ricky Ponting
- 29 – Brendon McCullum
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