Rohit Sharma IND vs WI: Rohit Sharma shatters Shahid Afridi’s record, now only Chris Gayle is ahead

Most Sixes In International Level: Indian team captain Rohit Sharma is not just called Sixer King. He has shattered a big record of Pakistan’s all-rounder Shahid Afridi in the fourth T20 International against West Indies. He scored 33 runs in just 16 balls, hitting 2 fours and 3 sixes, and during this time he went ahead of Boom-Boom Afridi in terms of hitting the most number of sixes in international cricket.

Rohit now has 477 sixes to his name, while Afridi has 474 sixes. To reach this point, Rohit has played less matches than the Pakistani player. Rohit played 409 matches to reach here, while Afridi played 524 international matches. The name of the Caribbean King Chris Gayle is at the top of this list. He has hit 553 sixes so far.

The Indian captain has a chance to leave Gayle behind. He is playing international cricket continuously, while Gayle has not been seen at the international level for a long time. It is also possible that they may not even be visible. New Zealand opener Brendon McCullum is at number four in this list, who has 398 international sixes. He is followed by Martin Guptill’s number. The Kiwi opener has hit 379 sixes in 358 matches.

Coming to the match, Axar Patel’s all-rounder and dominating performances in batting and bowling helped India take an unassailable 3-1 lead over West Indies by 59 runs in the fourth T20 International of the five-match series. Apart from scoring an unbeaten 20 runs in eight balls with the help of two sixes and a four, his spin bowling took two wickets for 48 runs in four overs.

Batting first, India made 191 for five in the match that started late due to rain, after Arshdeep Singh’s three wickets for 12 runs bundled out West Indies’ innings for 132 runs in 19.1 overs. Captain Rohit Sharma (33) and Suryakumar Yadav (24) made quick starts for India, while Rishabh Pant contributed the highest 44 runs in 31 balls in the middle overs to keep the run pace fast. Sanju Samson remained unbeaten on 30 off 23 balls.

India vs WI 4th ​​T20

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