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RANCHI: India talismanic batter Rohit Sharma etched his name into the history books, shattering former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi’s record for most sixes in ODIs during the clash against South Africa.
The right-handed batter entered the fixture requiring three sixes to become the leading six-hitter in ODIs and achieved the landmark in his 277th match.
Rohit surpassed Afridi’s record in style with a trademark hook off Marco Jansen, clearing long leg on the fourth ball of the 19th over. Earlier, he had struck spinner Subrayen for back-to-back sixes on the first two deliveries of the 14th over.
The right-handed batter entered the fixture needing three sixes to become the leading six-hitter in ODIs. The 38-year-old reached the landmark in his 277th match.
RG Sharma (IND): 2007–2025 — 269 inns, 11,420 runs, 352 sixes
Shahid Afridi (PAK): 1996–2015 — 369 inns, 8,064 runs, 351 sixes
Chris Gayle (WI): 1999–2019 — 294 inns, 10,480 runs, 331 sixes
Sanath Jayasuriya (SL): 1989–2011 — 433 inns, 13,430 runs, 270 sixes
MS Dhoni (IND): 2004–2019 — 297 inns, 10,773 runs, 229 sixes
Eventually, he departed after scoring 57 off 51 balls with the help of five boundaries and three fours.
At the time of filing this story, India were cruising at 183-2 in 26 overs with Virat Kohli batting on 85*, as Ruturaj Gaiwad was out after scoring eight of 12 balls.
India: Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Washington Sundar, KL Rahul (C), Ravindra Jadeja, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna.
South Africa: Aiden Markram (C), Ryan Rickelton, Quinton de Kock, Matthew Breetzke, Tony de Zorzi, Dewald Brevis, Marco Jansen, Corbin Bosch, Prenelan Subrayen, Nandre Burger, Ottneil Baartman.
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