Rohit makes history, surpasses Gayle to achieve world record

Indian cricket team skipper Rohit Sharma surpassed West Indies legend Chris Gayle to become the batter with the most number of sixes in international cricket across all formats during the Cricket World Cup 2023 match between India and Afghanistan in New Delhi on Wednesday.

Rohit slammed three massive sixes to take his tally to 554 and in the process, went past the mammoth tally of Gayle (553) in Tests, ODIs and T20Is combined.

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Former India captain MS Dhoni is the only other Indian cricketer in the Top-10 list as he has slammed 359 sixes in his career while representing India and Asia XI.

Rohit looked in tremendous form as he slammed a brilliant century in just 63 balls.

Most sixes in international cricket

554* - Rohit Sharma

553 - Chris Gayle

476 - Shahid Afridi

398 - Brendon McCullum

383 - Martin Guptill

Source: NDTV