India had been off to an exhilarating begin towards Australia in the World Cup 2023 last at Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday, November 19. After dominating each opponent in the event, India struggled for the same efficiency whereas batting first in the summit conflict towards five-time champions.
Rohit gave India a fast begin regardless of dropping opening associate Shubman Gill early. Rohit put India in entrance by smashing 47 runs off simply 31 balls and shattered just a few information throughout his fierce knock. India’s captain produced 4 fours and three massive sixes to show his attacking intent.
After smashing his third six off Glenn Maxwell in the tenth over, Rohit broke Chris Gayle‘s all-time record of hitting most sixes towards an opponent in ODIs. Rohit has now recorded 87Â sixes towards Australia in ODIs, essentially the most by any cricketer towards a single opponent in the 50-over cricket. The legendary West Indies batter Chris Gayle beforehand held the record for registering 85 sixes towards England.Â
Most sixes vs an opponent in ODIs:
- 87Â sixes – Rohit Sharma vs Australia
- 85 sixes –Â Chris Gayle vs England
- 63 sixes – Shahid Afridi vs Sri Lanka
- 53 sixes – Sanath Jayasuriya vs Pakistan
In another record, Rohit surpassed the previous India captain and the present head coach Rahul Dravid to attain essentially the most ODI runs at Narendra Modi Stadium.
Most ODI runs at Narendra Modi Stadium:
- 354 runs – Rohit Sharma
- 342Â runs – Rahul DravidÂ
- 316 runs – Chris Gayle
- 246 runs – Virat Kohli
- 215 runs – Sachin Tendulkar
India Playing XI:Â Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj
Australia Playing XI:Â Travis Head, David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Steven Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Josh Inglis (wk), Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins (c), Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood
