“It will be a unique record if I manage to break that,” Rohit Sharma is on the cusp of creating unique record by surpassing Chris Gayle

Rohit has smacked 539 sixes from 446 matches and stands second on the list.

“It will be a unique record if I manage to break that,” Rohit Sharma is on the cusp of creating unique record by surpassing Chris Gayle

Chris Gayle, Rohit Sharma (Images via X)

India captain Rohit Sharma is one of the most explosive white-ball batters in the world right now. It wasn’t the case when he was a rookie cricketer. But after former India captain MS Dhoni‘s move of promoting Rohit to open innings for India, the 36-year-old’s career skyrocketed and now he is on the threshold of breaking Chris Gayle‘s record of most sixes in international cricket.

Rohit has smacked 539 sixes from 446 matches and stands second on the list. Gayle tops the list with 553 sixes from 483 matches. In all possibilities, Rohit is going to surpass the Caribbean legend this year.

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Rohit spoke about the unique record he is going to create by securing the top position. He said that he had never thought of breaking Gayle’s record one day.

“It will be a unique record if I manage to break that. I never thought that I would be able to break Chris Gayle’s record one day (laughs). It’s funny but okay,” Rohit said in an interview with Vimal Kumar on his YouTube channel. The India captain also has clobbered 182 sixes in T20Is and 280 maximums in the ODIs. In T20Is, he stands top while in ODIs, he is third on the list.

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"It will be a unique record if I manage to break that," Rohit Sharma is on the cusp of creating a unique record by surpassing Chris Gayle
Rohit Sharma at Sri Lankan fan’s residence (Image via X)

Ahead of the high-octane India versus Pakistan clash in the Super Four stage of the 2023 Asia Cup, Rohit Sharma took a short break by visiting the residence of popular Sri Lanka fan Percy Abeyskera. The video of the same has now gone viral on social media platforms. According to reports, Abeysekera was unwell and Rohit, upon the request of another Sri Lankan fan Gayan Senanayake, visited him.

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Meanwhile, India’s group-stage match against Pakistan got washed out due to rain. Rohit Sharma and Co. then secured an easy win against Nepal. Their third match is again against Babar Azam and Co. on Sunday (September 10) at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.

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