Rohit Sharma Becomes First Player to Hit 600 Sixes in T20Is
Rohit Sharma achieved this milestone during India’s match against Ireland in T20 World Cup 2024.
Indian skipper Rohit Sharma became the first batter ever to smash 600 sixes across all international formats. He achieved this feat during India’s T20 World Cup 2024 opener against Ireland at the Nassau County Cricket Stadium in New York.
Apart from Rohit Sharma, no other cricketer has managed to achieve this landmark. The West Indies legend Chris Gayle stars second in the list with 553 sixes in T20 internationals. Shahid Afridi is third with 476 sixes.
Most Sixes in International Cricket:
- 600 – Rohit Sharma*
- 553 – Chris Gayle
- 476 – Shahid Afridi
- 398 – Brendon McCullum
- 383 – Martin Guptill
- 359 – MS Dhoni
The 37-year-old veteran also has the most sixes in T20 Internationals (193 in 151 matches) and is just seven sixes away from becoming the first player to hit a double century in T20I cricket.
Rohit Sharma Sixes Across Formats:
- T20Is: 193 sixes in 151 matches
- Tests: 84 sixes in 59 matches
- ODIs: 323 sixes in 262 matches
Coming into the match against Ireland, Rohit Sharma only needed three sixes to reach the coveted milestone. He opted to bowl first on a pitch that favoured the bowlers, and his decision proved effective as India bundled out Ireland for a meagre 96 runs.
In reply, India lost Virat Kohli early, but the ever-reliable Rohit Sharma, along with Rishabh Pant, steadied the ship. He played a blistering knock of 52 runs off just 37 balls, including four fours and three sixes, before retiring hurt due to a shoulder injury sustained from a bouncer.
Notably, those three sixes propelled him into cricketing history as the first batter to reach the phenomenal landmark of 600 sixes in international cricket. Prior to this match, he had amassed a staggering 597 sixes across 472 matches.
