Captain Rohit Sharma became the first Indian and just the second batter worldwide in international cricket to hit 500 sixes during the second ODI against Bangladesh on Wednesday.
Walking out to bat at No. 9 after injuring his hand in the field, Rohit put up a strong fight late in the run chase. He played a sensational knock (51 not out off 28 balls) with three fours and five sixes to give India a chance, but in the end, he failed to get them over the line.
source: The Indian ExpressRohit’s tally of 500 international sixes is bettered only by West Indies legend Chris Gayle, who has 533 sixes. No other Indian batter has more than 400 sixes. MS Dhoni, with 359 sixes, is the closest to Rohit among Indian players.The likes of Shahid Afridi (476), Brendon McCullum (398), and Martin Guptill (383) are in third, fourth, and fifth place, respectively, on the list of the most six-hitters in international cricket.Chasing a target of 272, India was 65/4 before Shreyas Iyer and Axar Patel put on a century stand to revive India’s innings. However, Iyer and Axar fell in quick succession, and Shardul Thakur followed them too, which brought Rohit to the middle. His half-century pushed India forward late in the chase.The Indian skipper brought the equation down to 12 runs needed off two balls and hit a six from there, but couldn’t find the boundary off the last ball as Bangladesh won by five runs.What are your experiences of this match, please do comment down below.
