Rohit Sharma becomes first player with 600 international sixes: Stats
Team India captain Rohit Sharma has completed 600 sixes in international cricket. The 37-year-old reached the landmark in India's opening 2024 ICC T20 World Cup encounter against Ireland at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, New York. Rohit has become the first-ever player to smack 600 sixes across formats. He is also nearing the 200-six mark in T20I cricket.
Only cricketer in 600-six club
As mentioned, Rohit is the only player with 600 sixes in international cricket. Chris Gayle, who played his last international game in 2021, remains the only other player to have slammed over 500 maximums (553). Only one other player has more than 400 sixes in international cricket - Pakistan's Shahid Afridi (476). Among Indians, MS Dhoni follows Rohit with 359 international maximums.
His tally of sixes
Rohit, who made his international debut in 2007, has been a six-hitting machine in each of the three formats. Besides hitting over 190 T20I sixes, Rohit owns 323 maximums in ODI cricket, the third-most after Afridi (351) and Gayle (331). Rohit is one of only two Indian cricketers with over 80 sixes (84) in Test cricket, the other being Virender Sehwag (91).
Over 18,800 runs in international cricket
In a career spanning nearly 17 years, Rohit has racked up over 18,800 runs from 473 international games at an average of 43.36. His tally includes 48 tons and 101 half-centuries. Rohit has the fourth-most runs for India across formats. As many as 10,709 of Rohit's international runs have come in 50-overs cricket. He owns three double-tons in the format.
