Beware Shahid Afridi! Rohit Sharma is set to dethrone former Pakistan captain

NEW DELHI: Opener Rohit Sharma showcased his destructive signifier with an unbeaten century, portion Virat Kohli contributed a warring 74*, and pacer Harshit Rana claimed 4 important wickets arsenic India defeated Australia by 9 wickets successful the 3rd and last ODI connected Saturday. Despite the win, India mislaid the bid 1-2.

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Rana’s superb spell of 4/39 restricted Australia to 236 successful 46.4 overs, mounting up a level for India’s chase. Rohit past led the complaint with a vintage 121* disconnected 125 balls, making it a one-sided contest. He initially shared a 69-run opening concern with Shubman Gill (24) earlier combining with Kohli for an unbeaten 168-run stand, guiding India to the people successful conscionable 38.3 overs.

Rohit’s innings was studded with 13 fours and 3 sixes, portion Kohli’s unbeaten 74 disconnected 81 balls included 7 boundaries.This innings besides had a humanities significance. With 3 much sixes, Rohit volition surpass erstwhile Pakistan skipper Shahid Afridi’s grounds of 351 sixes successful ODIs. Currently, Rohit has 349 sixes successful 276 matches, making him the second-highest six-hitter successful ODI history. Afridi, who played 398 ODIs betwixt 1996 and 2015, tops the illustration with 351 sixes.

Other notable six-hitters see Chris Gayle (331 sixes successful 301 matches), Sanath Jayasuriya (270 successful 445 matches), and MS Dhoni (229 successful 350 matches). Rohit’s tally besides reflects his singular career: 11,370 runs successful 268 innings with 33 centuries and 59 fifties astatine an mean of 49.22 and a onslaught complaint of 92.66. His highest people successful ODIs is 264..

Here’s a look astatine the all-time ODI six-hitting leaders: