His extraordinary clean and powerful hitting took center stage at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi, where he amassed a remarkable 94 runs in the first 10 overs.

As of the time of this report, Rohit Sharma’s innings stands at 76 runs off 43 deliveries, featuring an impressive tally of nine boundaries and four sixes. This feat propels Rohit beyond Chris Gayle, who held the previous record with 553 sixes in 551 matches across formats for his national team.

In a recent interview with journalist Vimal Kumar on the latter’s YouTube channel, Rohit Sharma shared his aspirations, saying, “I want to break Chris Gayle’s six-hitting record. Never in my life would I have imagined that I would break Chris Gayle’s record. It’s funny (flexes muscles).”

Rohit went on to explain his approach to powerful hitting, emphasizing his focus on timing and technique. “I am not a muscle guy, but I like to hit the ball hard. When I started playing cricket, I was told that timing is important. Aerial shots were a big no. We were told that you can play aerial shots. The basics were to keep your head intact, keep the bat close to your body, and play the ball along the carpet. If we used to play aerial shots, the coach used to throw us out from the game,” Rohit added, reflecting on his journey to becoming a six-hitting record holder.

Rohit Sharma is in excellent form and has a golden opportunity to set new records in the upcoming World Cup.

Currently, Rohit Sharma shares the record for the most centuries in World Cup history with the legendary Sachin Tendulkar, both having scored six centuries. Rohit’s World Cup journey spans two editions, one in 2015 and another in 2019. A single century in the 2023 World Cup would make him the sole record-holder, unless David Warner, with four World Cup hundreds to his name, surpasses him.

Sachin Tendulkar currently holds the record for the most runs in a single World Cup season. He accumulated 673 runs in the 2003 World Cup, including one century and six fifties. In the previous World Cup, Rohit Sharma was the tournament’s highest run-scorer, amassing 648 runs, including five centuries, in just nine innings. With nine league matches in the 2023 World Cup, Rohit has a chance to eclipse Sachin’s record.

In the 2019 World Cup, Eoin Morgan, leading the England team, struck 22 sixes, the most by any captain in a single season of the World Cup. Given Rohit Sharma’s prowess in hitting sixes and his new role as the captain of the Indian team, he stands a good chance of breaking this record, with Chris Gayle being the only player ahead of him in the list of most sixes in international cricket.

Rohit Sharma, who recently surpassed 10,000 ODI runs, is known for his ability to smash sixes, not only in limited-overs cricket but also in red-ball cricket. Chris Gayle currently holds the record for the most international sixes with 553. Rohit Sharma is hot on his heels with 551 sixes and needs just three more to claim this record.

With India hosting the 2023 World Cup, Rohit Sharma and the team have an excellent opportunity to secure this record. Kapil Dev and MS Dhoni are the only Indian captains to have won the ODI World Cup. If Rohit leads the team to victory, he will join this exclusive club of captains, making it a dream come true for millions of Indian cricket fans.

The record for the fastest to reach the 4000 runs milestone in IPL was held by Chris Gayle till now. Lucknow Super Giants’ Lokesh Rahul made it his name in the match against Punjab Kings on Saturday (April 15). Rahul was dismissed for 74 runs in a tense match against Punjab Kings. The 30-year-old batsman reached the 4000-run club in just 105 innings. Where Chris Gayle took 112 innings to reach this run. To set this precedent, Rahul has left batsmen like Virat Kohli and David Warner behind. It took 114 innings for David Warner to complete 4000 runs. On the other hand, Virat Kohli took 128 innings. AB de Villiers took 131 innings. Rahul batted at a strike rate of 132.14 in an inning of 56 balls. His innings had 8 fours and a six. As a result of which his number of runs in IPL is now 4044 runs, an average of 47.02, and a strike rate of 135.16. Besides scoring four centuries, he also scored 32 fifties. His highest score was 132 not out. Before Lucknow, Rahul played for three other franchises in the IPL. He last represented Punjab Kings. From there he joined the new team in Lucknow. Earlier, Rahul also played for Royal Challengers Bangalore and Sunrisers Hyderabad.

Peshawar Zalmi captain Babar Azam is in great form in the current PSL. Peshawar defeated Islamabad in the first eliminator of the Pakistan Super League on Thursday (March 16). Babar Azam surpassed Caribbean batsman Chris Gayle by scoring 64 runs off 39 balls in that match. After losing the toss and batting first in the first eliminator of PSL, Peshawar Zalmi got a huge capital of 183 runs based on Babar Azam’s 64-run innings.

In reply, despite the great innings of Alex Hales and Sohaib Maqsood, Islamabad’s innings stopped at 171 runs. Due to his 64-run innings, the man of the match award was also won by Babar. Meanwhile, Babar has surpassed the legendary West Indies batsman Chris Gayle by collecting 9 thousand runs in just 245 innings. Peshawar secured a place in the second eliminator after winning against Islamabad. Babar Azam’s team will face Lahore Qalandars on Friday (March 17). If they win this match, Peshawar can play the final with Multan Sultans on Saturday (March 18).

“This year I’m going to play in a shorter format,” said Gayle, the chief executive of The Sixty. I’m basically excited to play under all the new rules of six. I am looking forward to unlocking the third power-play by hitting two sixes in the first 12 balls. â€?/p>

There are several new rules in ‘Sixtyâ€? The game will be played on six wickets. That is, if a team’s six wickets fall, the innings will end. The third power-play will depend on the batting team. If you hit at least two sixes in the power play of the first two overs, then only the third power-play will be available. That’s why Gayle has talked about hitting two sixes in his statement.

There are also other rules. In these 10-over matches, the edge of the wicket will not change after every over. After bowling five consecutive overs from one end, the next five overs will have to be bowled from the other end of the wicket. You have to complete 10 overs of bowling within the stipulated 45 minutes. If not, a fielder will have to walk out of the field in the last over.

The last rule will directly connect the spectators to the game. The name of which is ‘Mystery Free Hit’. The spectators will decide when the batting team can take that free hit. Visitors can vote through a specific app or website. Based on the result of that vote, it will be decided when the batting team can take a free hit.

The tournament will be held in St Kitts from August 24 to 28. Gayle played in the CPL for St Kitts and Nevis Patriots last year. The team also won the title. However, he will not go to the CPL again.