In the third game of the five-match T20I series against England, Indian skipper Rohit Sharma has achieved some remarkable records and now during his third century against England, he has got another huge milestone to his name.
Rohit Sharma has now reached the second position in terms of scoring the most sixs by any Indian in the history of Test Cricket. During this, he has surpassed the former Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Dhoni has 78 sixes in his red-ball career while playing for India, while Rohit Sharma has now reached the tally of 79 sixes.
Rohit Sharma surpassed this milestone by hitting his second six of the innings, surpassing Dhoni’s record of 78 sixes in Test cricket. The former Indian opening batsman, Virender Sehwag, holds the record for the highest number of sixes in Tests by an Indian, with a total of 91 hits.
Rohit Sharma holds the distinction of being the most prolific six-hitter in international cricket, amassing a total of 590 sixes across Tests, ODIs, and T20Is. He leads the charts for sixes in T20Is, having hit 190 sixes in 143 innings, and secures the third position in one-day cricket with 323 biggies in 254 innings.
Most Sixes By Indians In Tests
Virender Sehwag – 91 sixes in 180 innings
Rohit Sharma – 79 sixes in 97 innings
MS Dhoni – 78 sixes in 90 innings
Sachin Tendulkar – 69 sixes in 329 innings
Kapil Dev – 61 sixes in 184 innings
