Rohit Sharma on the verge of breaking Sourav Ganguly's long-standing record

India's Test and ODI captain Rohit Sharma is close to breaking Sourav Ganguly's long-standing record and could break it in the third T20I against Sri Lanka to be played at R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo.

The Indian captain has been a terrific six-hitter throughout his international career and has never backed down from hitting big hits. His ability to clear any ground in the world makes him such a dangerous batter in world cricket.

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Rohit Sharma on the verge of breaking Sourav Ganguly's long-standing record

Rohit Sharma has hit 112 sixes in just 47 ODIs as India's captain. This shows the talent he possesses when it comes to six-hitting. On the other hand, former India captain Sourav Ganguly led India in 147 ODI matches and hit 115 sixes.

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126 - MS Dhoni (200 games)
115 - Sourav Ganguly (147 games)
112 - Rohit Sharma (47 games)*

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This means that Rohit is just 3 sixes behind Ganguly despite having led India in almost less than 100 matches so far. Ganguly was known to be a great six-hitter during his time, especially against the spinners.

However, Rohit is way ahead of Ganguly in this aspect and is likely to surpass the former India captain at some time if he fails to do it in the upcoming match. It is possible that Rohit can equal or surpass Ganguly in the upcoming ODI against Sri Lanka.

Rohit Sharma's current form in ODIs

The Indian captain has been in good form this series having scored 122 runs in two ODIs at an average of 61. He is the highest run-scorer of the series and is likely to play a big part if India aims to end the series on a high note.

Rohit Sharma is not too far behind MS Dhoni in this list, who has hit 126 sixes in 200 ODIs so far. Dhoni is regarded as one of the finest strikers of a cricket ball and is among the greatest finishers to have played the game.

Rohit Sharma is one of the finest cricketers that India have produced. In white-ball cricket, his records are exceptional. In ODI cricket, he has scored over 10000 runs so far in 264 matches at an average of 49.23 and a strike rate of 92.29. His best of 264* is the highest individual score in ODI cricket.

Rohit also holds the record for the highest no. of sixes in international cricket. Overall, he has hit 619 sixes in all the formats of the game.

Sri Lanka lead India 1-0 going into the final ODI

The three-match ODI series between Sri Lanka and India is currently in Sri Lanka's favor. The hosts are currently leading the series 1-0 after a stunning victory in the second ODI. The first match of the series ended in a thrilling tie.

Apart from the captain Rohit Sharma, Indian batters have struggled so far against Sri Lankan spinners. While Wanindu Hasaranga and Charith Asalanka shared 6 wickets between them in the first ODI, legspinner Jeffrey Vandersay picked up 6-33 in the second ODI.

India's star batting line-up will be under severe pressure to perform this time around and make a statement. The Men in Blue are scheduled to play its next ODI series against England in February next year.