Rohit Sharma has achieved a new milestone in International cricket, as he beat the West Indies batsman Chris Gayle’s record of the most number of sixes in international cricket. Rohit Sharma registered this milestone during India’s match against Afghanistan in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023.
Previously, Chris Gayle had hit 553 sixes in international cricket across all three formats while Rohit Sharma has now smashed 556 sixes in international cricket Rohit Sharma scored 131 runs off 81 balls to lead India towards the victory against Afghanistan by eight wickets.
Rohit Sharma on breaking Chris Gayle’s record
“Universe Boss is Universe Boss. I have taken a leaf out of his book. Over the years, we have seen him, such a six-hitting machine he is wherever he plays. We wear the same jersey (No. 45). I am sure he is happy about it because jersey No. 45 has done it (breaking his record)”, said Rohit Sharma in the video by the BCCI.
“When I started playing this game, I never thought I would be able to hit sixes, leave alone that many sixes. Obviously, a lot of work has been put into it over the years. So, I am quite happy with the work that I have done. I am the sort of person who is not satisfied (with what he has been doing), and I want to continue what I am doing. My focus is on that. Yeah, it is a small happy moment for me,” said Rohit.
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“For us, the focus is on those small things which is to look into the opposition that we play. Today was Afghanistan, and to play well here… we understood the conditions and played well”, he added.
“I thought we played a brilliant game. The bowlers did an exceptional job to restrict Afghanistan to below 280 because the wicket was really good to bat on. It is a very different format that we play now, the World Cup — 9 league games and then the semifinals and final. For us what was important was to look at every game that came our way and not to look too far ahead,” concluded Rohit Sharma.
