Rohit Sharma On The Verge Of Creating Another World Record

Updated - 22 Feb 2019, 07:23 PM

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India opener Rohit Sharma had a decent tour of New Zealand. Rohit managed to showcase his excellency in bits and parts but could not quite live up to the expectations. While Rohit scored two fifties in the ODI series, he scored 11, 7, and 2 in the other three games of the five-match series. In the subsequent T20I series, he scored 1, 50 and 38. Well, Rohit will have a chance to get back to his devastating best in the upcoming T20I and ODI series against Australia.

The series will begin with a T20I on February 24. After the two T20Is, the five-match ODI series will begin on March 2 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad. The Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium (Jamtha) in Nagpur will host the second ODI on the 5th.

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The third ODI will take place at the JSCA International Stadium Complex in Ranchi on March 8. The Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali will host the penultimate ODI on the 10th. The series will conclude with the final ODI at the iconic Feroz Shah Kotla in Delhi on 13 March.

Rohit, meanwhile, have a chance to create another world record during the first T20I.

The only player to score four centuries in T20Is, Rohit needs just two more sixes to break Chris Gayle and Martin Guptill’s record of most sixes in the shortest format of the game. He is currently second in the list with 102 sixes to his name while Gayle and Guptill have hit 103 each.  Rohit is already the highest run-scorer in T20Is and will back himself to add another feather to his already illustrious cap.

Here is the list showing top ten players with most sixes in T20Is:

Player Mat Inns 6s
Chris Gayle (WI) 56 52 103
Martin Guptill (NZ) 76 74 103
Rohit Sharma (INDIA) 93 85 102
Colin Munro (NZ) 52 49 92
Brendon McCullum (NZ) 71 70 91
Shane Watson (AUS) 58 56 83
Aaron Finch (AUS) 50 50 79
David Warner (AUS) 70 70 79
Eoin Morgan (ENG) 77 75 77
Yuvraj Singh (INDIA) 58 51 74

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