Stat: Rohit Sharma hits second-most sixes in international cricket
Indian skipper Rohit Sharma unlocked multiple achievements during the fourth T20I against West Indies in Florida and added two more feathers to his cap. Rohit now holds the record for the second-most number of sixes in international cricket. Additionally, he also completed 16000 international runs, becoming the seventh Indian men’s player to do so.
Rohit, like usual, opened the innings alongside Suryakumar Yadav in the fourth T20I match in Florida, and during his knock of a 16-ball 33 runs, he hit three sixes to take his tally to 477 international sixes, thereby surpassing Pakistan’s Shahid Afridi to get the second spot. The dasher is now just behind Chris Gayle, who holds the record with a total of 553 sixes to his name in international cricket.
Most sixes in international cricket:
| Player | Innings | Sixes |
| Chris Gayle | 551 | 553 |
| Rohit Sharma | 427 | 477 |
| Shahid Afridi | 508 | 476 |
| Brendon McCullum | 474 | 398 |
| Martin Guptill | 393 | 379 |
| MS Dhoni | 526 | 359 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 651 | 352 |
| Eoin Morgan | 361 | 346 |
| AB de Villiers | 484 | 328 |
| Jos Buttler | 316 | 275 |
The 35-year-old also entered the elite list of most international runs for India. Rohit’s knock of 33 (16) helped him reach 16000 international runs, becoming just the seventh Indian player to have achieved the feat. Sachin Tendulkar tops the list with the most international runs with a total of 34357 runs. The legendary cricketer is followed by current team India head coach Rahul Dravid.
