IND vs SL: Rohit Sharma only 7 sixes away from creating an all-time record in World Cup

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IND vs SL: Rohit Sharma only 7 sixes away from creating an all-time record in World Cup


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Team India is in nice type in the meanwhile and is the only unbeaten facet in World Cup 2023. The hosts have received all their six matches up to now beneath the management of Rohit Sharma. One of the main causes for the staff’s good present particularly with the bat is the captain main from the entrance opening the innings. 

Even as Shubman Gill hasn’t clicked on the high, Rohit has taken the onus of scoring fast runs in the powerplay overs that has most of the time received India off to a flyer. In the method, the person has hit a large 20 sixes in the match up to now having already amassed 398 runs at an common of 66.33 and a strike-rate of 119.16. Interestingly, there may be each chance that Rohit Sharma will go previous Chris Gayle‘s record of hitting most sixes in a single World Cup version.

The Universe Boss had smacked 26 maximums through the 2015 World Cup in six matches when he had additionally scored a double century whereas amasing 340 runs in six matches. Eoin Morgan got here near him in the 2019 World Cup because the then England skipper surprised many hitting 22 sixes in 11 matches he performed.

Former South Africa captain AB de Villiers is subsequent in this checklist with 21 sixes in seven matches in the 2015 ODI World Cup that was performed in Australia and New Zealand. Rohit is on the fourth place in the meanwhile with 20 sixes in the continued World Cup version whereas David Warner can also be closing in on the record with 19 maximums. South Africa’s in-form opener Quinton de Kock too has been in terrific contact smashing 4 centuries in World Cup 2023 and has smashed 18 sixes up to now.

Most sixes in a single World Cup version









Player Sixes World Cup version
Chris Gayle 26 2015
Eoin Morgan 22 2019
AB de Villiers 21 2015
Rohit Sharma 20* 2023
David Warner 19* 2023
* denotes the World Cup version continues to be in progress and numbers can change

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