India captain Rohit Sharma is on a record-breaking spree in this ODI World Cup and he achieved another milestone on Sunday during Match 21 of the tournament against New Zealand in Dharamsala.
Rohit's first six of the match took him to 50 in a calendar year, becoming the first Asian batter to achieve the feat in ODI cricket. Overall, he is the third batter to reach the landmark after AB de Villiers (58 sixes in 2015) and West Indies legend Chris Gayle (56 sixes in 2019).
He also went past former South Africa skipper de Villiers to take second position on the list of most sixes in ODI World Cups.
Most sixes in ODI World Cups
49 - Chris Gayle
38* - Rohit Sharma
37 - AB de Villiers
31 - Ricky Ponting
29 - Brendon McCullum
The Hitman had earlier broken the record for the most sixes in international cricket across formats. He went past Chris Gayle's record of 553 sixes during India's third match of the tournament against Afghanistan in Delhi.
He is also the third batter after Shahid Afridi and Gayle to smash 300 maximums in one-day international cricket.
Most sixes in ODIs
351 - Shahid Afridi
331 - Chris Gayle
305* - Rohit Sharma
India are chasing 274 against New Zealand at the HPCA stadium in Dharamsala. The Men in Blue and the Blackcaps have won all four matches in their World Cup campaign. The winner of this match will consolidate their position at the top of the points table.
