Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma just isn’t having fun with a productive season with the bat. IPL 2023, Nonetheless, the fashionable opener scaled a commendable milestone throughout his facet’s conflict towards Gujarat Titans on the Wankhede on Friday, Could 12. The Indian skipper registered his 252nd six within the event throughout his brisk cameo, the second most in IPL historical past.
The five-time champions have been fast off the blocks within the first innings towards Gujarat Titans, due to Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan’s whirlwind opening stand within the powerplay. The Mumbai skipper smashed 29 runs in simply 18 deliveries, dispatching two maximums and three boundaries throughout his keep on the crease.
His second six of the match, his 252nd within the event, noticed him overtake former South African cricketer AB de Villiers’ tally of 251 sixes to turn out to be the second-leading six-hitter within the competitors’s historical past. He additionally breached the mark of 200 sixes for Mumbai Indians throughout his innings on the Wankhede.
He has reached the landmark in 239 matches, with solely former West Indian batting icon Chris Gayle forward of him within the six-hitting charts with a mind-boggling 357 maximums to his identify in simply 142 video games. Former Indian cricketer MS Dhoni is fourth on the record with 239 sixes, whereas Rohit’s compatriot Virat Kohli is fifth with 229 maximums to his identify.
Most sixes in IPL: 357- Chris Gayle 252*- Rohit Sharma 251- AB de Villiers Rohit Sharma surpasses AB de Villiers! #RohitSharma#MIvsGT
07:57 PM Could 12, 2023
The 36-year-old has been struggling for runs within the ongoing sixteenth version of the event and his 29-run innings towards GT was his first double-digit rating within the earlier six outings. He has managed simply 220 runs in his 12 matches on this yr’s competitors at an abysmal common of 18.33 with a solitary half-century beneath his belt.
