Rohit Sharma got off to a brilliant start against New Zealand in the first semi-finals of ICC World Cup 2023.
Rohit scored 47 (29), which featured four fours and four sixes. With those maximums, Rohit broke multiple records.
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Rohit broke Chris Gayle’s record for most sixes in World Cup history. Chris has 49 sixes in the World Cup, and with four maximums in this game, Rohit now has 50 sixes, the most by any player in the history of the tournament. Here is the complete list.
50*- Rohit Sharma
49- Chris Gayle
43- Glenn Maxwell
37- AB de Villiers
37- David Warner
Rohit also broke Gayle’s record of most sixes in a single World Cup edition. Rohit has 27 sixes, while Gayle smashed 26 in the 2015 edition. Here is the complete list.
Rohit Sharma – 27 (2023)
Chris Gayle – 26 (2015)
Eoin Morgan -22 (2019)
Glenn Maxwell – 22 (2023)
AB de Villiers – 21 (2015)