Vikrant Shekhawat : Aug 07, 2024, 10:50 AM
IND vs SL ODI Series: The Indian team will play its last ODI today i.e. on 7th August as per the official schedule in the year 2024. Currently Team India is on a tour of Sri Lanka where it is playing a three-match ODI series against the host team. While the first match of this series was a tie, Sri Lanka won the second ODI by 32 runs. Now the Indian team will try to end this series on a draw by winning the third ODI, in such a situation, all eyes will once again be on the performance of captain Rohit Sharma, who scored half-centuries in the first 2 matches. At the same time, Rohit will also have a chance to leave behind legendary batsman Chris Gayle in a special record in the third ODI.Rohit Sharma will leave Chris Gayle behind by hitting just 2 sixesRohit Sharma is counted among the most dangerous opening batsmen in world cricket at present, who easily sends the ball outside the boundary line on any pitch. For this reason, Rohit is also known as Hitman. If Rohit Sharma manages to maintain his form in the third ODI against Sri Lanka and hits 2 sixes, he will reach the second position after Shahid Afridi in terms of hitting the most sixes in ODIs. Rohit currently has 330 sixes in 264 ODI matches and is at number three, while the second on this list is former West Indies player Chris Gayle who has a record of hitting 331 sixes. Shahid Afridi, who is at the first position on the list, has a record of hitting 351 sixes in ODIs.Players who hit the most sixes in ODI cricket
- Shahid Afridi - 351 sixes
- Chris Gayle - 331 sixes
- Rohit Sharma - 330 sixes
- Sanath Jayasuriya - 270 sixes
- MS Dhoni - 229 sixes