IND vs NZ: Rohit who created history in Uppal.. Hitman who stole the records of Dhoni, Gilchrist

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Through this match, captain Rohit Sharma owns a rare record as the player who has hit the most number of sixes in India. Rohit broke Dhoni’s record of 123 sixes by hitting two sixes against New Zealand.

Team India has once again won on the ground it was assigned to. In the match against New Zealand at Hyderabad, Team India won by 12 runs. Many records were broken in this match. Also many players also improved their personal records. However, through this match, captain Rohit Sharma got the rare record of being the player who hit the most sixes in India. Rohit broke Dhoni’s record of 123 sixes by hitting two sixes against New Zealand. Only Rohit and Dhoni have hit more than 100 sixes in India. Sachin is third in this list with 71 sixes. While Rohit Sharma has hit 265 sixes in ODI cricket so far. He is currently in the fourth position as the player who has hit the most number of sixes in ODIs. If he hits another 6 sixes, he will surpass Sri Lankan legend Sanath Jayasuriya.

Meanwhile, Rohit secured another record in the Uppal match itself. Hitman became the 16th highest run scorer in ODIs. With this, he has pushed back the Aussie giant Adam Gilchrist who has been in this position so far. Rohit has scored 9,630 runs in 232 ODI innings at an average of 48.63 and a strike rate of 89.60. This includes 29 centuries, three double centuries and 47 half centuries. Hitt scored 34 runs off 38 balls in this match with the help of 4 fours and 2 sixes. Tickner tried to bowl a big shot and was caught by Daryl Mitchell and got out.

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