Once again, Rohit Sharma is on the headlines. However, this time, it is for cricketing reasons. The flamboyant batsman, who enter West Indies, as the vice-captain of the team is just 4 sixes away from breaking a massive record of Chris Gayle in the shortest format of the game.
Rohit Sharma is a natural stroke maker and gifted cricketer with the ability to watch the ball early. His lazy elegance makes him so breezy to the eyes. He is a clean hitter of the ball and usually hits more sixes than fours and guess what, he hits them effortlessly. Now, he nears a colossal record of Chris Gayle, who is another six-hitting machine.
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Rohit Sharma smashed 102 sixes so far:
As India and West Indies gear up to take on each other in the three-match T20I series, Men in Blue’s vice-captain Rohit Sharma would be looking to become the batsman with the most sixes in the shortest format of the game.
Rohit currently has 102 sixes to his names in the shortest format and if he manages to hit four more maximums in the upcoming T20I, he will go past New Zealand’s Martin Guptill and West Indies’ Chris Gayle in this illustrious list.
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With Gayle not being part of the T20I squad, Rohit has a clear field to surpass the mark of the West Indian. He opted to stay out of the T20I format, as he is currently part of the T20 Global Canada.
The first T20I of the three-match series is to be played at Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground in Florida on Saturday. Apart from three T20Is, India’s tour of Windies consists of three ODIs and two Tests as well.
Amidst the brilliant phase of his cricket, Rohit Sharma is on the news for his rift with the Indian skipper Virat Kohli. After the world cup exit, Sharma was expected to lead the Indian team in shorter formats with Kohli leading the pack in the longer version of the game.