India T20I skipper Rohit Sharma went on a six-hitting spree in former skipper MS Dhoni's hometown. With his first six in the run chase against New Zealand, Rohit became the fastest to hit 450 sixes in international cricket (Test, ODI, T20I combined).
Rohit went past former Pakistan skipper and bit-hitter Shahid Afridi who reached the feat in 487 innings. The Indian opener broke the record by a big margin of 83 innings as he completed 450 sixes in his 404th international innings. Afridi is followed by self-proclaimed 'Universe Boss' who took 499 innings to hit 450 sixes.
Chasing a target of 154 against the BlackCaps, Rohit hit as many as six sixes during his 29th T20I half-century. The 35-year-old scored 55 runs off 36 deliveries at a strike rate of 152.78. He shared a 117-run opening partnership with KL Rahul who scored 65 runs from 49 deliveries.
The Mumbai-born batter is currently third on the list of most sixes in international cricket with 455 sixes to his name. He will have Afridi’s tally in his sights. The T20 World Cup-winning member has 476 sixes in a career that spanned over two decades. The list is topped by Gayle with 553 sixes. The 42-year-old West Indies opener is yet to retirement from international cricket.
With his 25th half-century, Rohit also equalled Virat Kohli’s record of most fifty-plus scores in T20I cricket. Rohit has 25 half-centuries and four centuries in the format whereas Kohli has 29 half-centuries. He also inched closer to Kohli’s tally of runs in T20Is. He has 3,141 runs from 118 games compared to Kohli’s 3,227 runs.
