The second match of the ODI series between India and South Africa will be played in Raipur on December 3rd. In this match, Team India’s legendary opening batsman Rohit Sharma will have a chance to make history. He could become the batsman with the most sixes as an opening batsman in ODI cricket.
In the process , Rohit could break Chris Gayle’s record. Rohit Sharma batted brilliantly in the first ODI in Ranchi, scoring 57 runs. Therefore, he will be looking to play a big innings in the second ODI as well.
Rohit Sharma can break Chris Gayle’s record
Chris Gayle currently holds the record for hitting the most sixes as an opener in the ODI format. Gayle had hit 328 sixes in 274 innings. Rohit Sharma is at second place in the list. Rohit has so far hit 324 sixes in 188 innings as an opener in ODIs. If Rohit is successful in hitting 5 sixes in the second ODI match, he will break the record for hitting the most sixes as an opener. Sanath Jayasuriya is at third place in the list, he had hit 263 sixes in 383 innings.
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Rohit Sharma can make another record in his name
In this match, Rohit can achieve another historic milestone. He could become the first player to hit 650 sixes in international cricket. Across all three formats, Rohit has hit 645 sixes in 536 innings of 503 matches. Chris Gayle is second in this list, having hit 553 sixes in international cricket. Rohit has now surpassed him significantly.
Rohit Sharma played an innings of 57 runs in the first ODI. During this innings, he hit three sixes, becoming the batsman with the most sixes in ODI cricket. In this regard, he surpassed Shahid Afridi. Afridi had hit 351 sixes in 398 ODIs, a record that Rohit has broken. Rohit has now hit 352 sixes in 277 ODIs.