With swashbuckling display in Cuttack, Rohit Sharma breezes past Gayle for second-highest sixes in ODIs

Cuttack (Odisha) [India], February 9 (ANI): The second India captain Rohit Sharma discovered his groove he did not waste a lot time to surpass the previous West Indies explosive opener Chris Gayle for the file of second-highest sixes within the ODIs.

Through the ongoing second ODI between India and England in Cuttack on Sunday, Rohit lastly confirmed indicators of returning to his regular harmful self. It was a batting paradise in Cuttack and the seasoned opener made probably the most of every thing on supply throughout India’s 305-run chase.

Until the twenty second over, Rohit’s tally of sixes within the ODIs stood at 336, bettering Gayle’s file of 331. Pakistan’s former lethal all-rounder Shahid Afridi nonetheless holds the file for probably the most sixes in ODIs. Identified for his uncooked energy, Afridi had tonked 351 sixes within the ODIs.

Former Sri Lanka batter Sanath Jayasuriya slipped to the fourth spot with 270 sixes within the ODIs. Former India skipper MS Dhoni moved to the fifth place with 229 sixes within the format.

Not like the earlier events, Rohit did not rush into aggression from the very first ball. He waited for the fitting second to open his arms and ultimately discovered it on the fifth ball of the second over.

Rohit demonstrated his timing and energy with a flick of his wrists to smoke the ball previous the boundary rope. The Indian skipper went previous Gayle for the file of most sixes within the ODIs.

The seasoned opener had tasted blood, and his starvation did not seem like satiated. Within the subsequent over, he welcomed Saqib Mahmood by smoking the ball for a six with simply an prolonged arm for the quilt drive.

In Saqib’s subsequent over, with a traditional swing of the bat, Rohit effortlessly launched the ball into the stands so as to add one other six to his tally. Rohit’s onslaught continued after he escaped a detailed LBW name in Mark Wooden’s over.

On the subsequent ball, he bent his knee and effortlessly sailed the ball into the stands over long-on. Rohit accomplished his half-century by slicing the ball away for a 4 in simply 30 deliveries. (ANI)