In Short
- MI captain Rohit Sharma became the first Indian to hit 250 sixes in IPL
- Chris Gayle, Ab de Villiers have also hit more than 250 IPL sixes
- Rohit is also the leading six-hitter in men’s T20Is, with 182 maximums
By India Today Sports DeskMumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma scripted history on Saturday as he became the first Indian to hit 250 IPL sixes during an IPL 2023 match against Punjab Kings at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. With his third six of the game, Rohit became only the third batter after Chris Gayle and AB de Villiers to attain the milestone in his 228th IPL innings.
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Rohit’s highest number of sixes came in the 2013 season when he hit 28 in 19 innings. With the second six of his innings, the 35-year-old also became only the third IPL captain to hit over 150 sixes behind MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli. Only Dhoni (272) has more sixes than Rohit (243) as captain in all T20s. Rohit is also the leading six-hitter in men’s T20Is, with 182 maximums from 140 innings.
MOST IPL SIXES (INNINGS)
357 – Chris Gayle (141 innings)
251 – AB de Villiers (170 innings)
250* – Rohit Sharma (228 innings)
235 – MS Dhoni (210 innings)
229 – Virat Kohli (221 innings)
223 – Kieron Pollard (171 innings)
216 – David Warner (168 innings)
203 – Suresh Raina (200 innings)
“We are going to have a bowl first. Really nice to have some wins under. Winning is always nice and the atmosphere is good but the job is not done. Quite surprisingly nice and pleasant. Looking forward to this game,” Rohit said after winning the toss against Punjab Kings.
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