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Indian team captain Rohit Sharma has created history in the first ODI against New Zealand. Rohit Sharma has become the batsman with most sixes in ODI history in India. Rohit Sharma broke the record of former captain MS Dhoni.
The first ODI of the three-match series between India and New Zealand is being played at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad on Wednesday. Indian captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and decided to bat first. Captain Rohit Sharma made a special record by hitting the last ball of the third over for a six.
Please tell that Henry Shipley was doing the third over of the innings for New Zealand. Rohit Sharma created history by smashing the last ball of the over for a six over the covers. Rohit Sharma has become the batsman with most sixes in ODI history in India. Rohit Sharma, popularly known as Hitman, scored two sixes in his innings till the time of writing the news and in this way his number of sixes in India has increased to 125.
Indian captain Rohit Sharma broke MS Dhoni's record with this. With his first six, Rohit Sharma became the batsman with the most number of sixes in ODI history in India. MS Dhoni has hit 123 sixes in ODI history in India. The third place in this list is occupied by the great batsman Sachin Tendulkar, who has hit 71 sixes.
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| Players | Match | Most Sixes |
|---|---|---|
| Shahid Afridi | 398 | 351 |
| Chris Gayle | 301 | 331 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 445 | 270 |
| Rohit Sharma | 239* | 265 |
| MS Dhoni | 350 | 229 |
Rohit Sharma holds the fourth position in the list of most sixes in ODI history. In ODI history, Rohit Sharma has scored 265 sixes in 239 matches. Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi is the batsman with most sixes in ODI history. Afridi has scored 351 sixes in 398 matches. Chris Gayle of West Indies occupies the second place in this list. Gayle has hit 331 sixes in 301 matches. Former Sri Lankan captain Sanath Jayasuriya is at the third spot in the list with 270 sixes in 445 matches.
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