IND vs. South Africa ODI: Rohit Sharma breaks this record of Shahid Afridi
IND vs SA ODI: India defeated South Africa by 17 runs in the first ODI played in Ranchi. In this match, Virat Kohli made history by scoring his 52nd ODI century, becoming the batsman with the most centuries in a single format.
On Sunday, Rohit Sharma broke Pakistan cricketer Shahid Afridi's record. He achieved the milestone of hitting the most sixes in ODI cricket. Furthermore, the Rohit-Virat pair now also became the pair to have played the most matches for India.
In the 20th over, Rohit Sharma hit a magnificent six off Marco Jansen, becoming the batsman with the most sixes in ODI cricket. With this shot, Rohit broke Shahid Afridi's world record of 351 sixes, setting a new record.
In the Indian innings, Kohli scored his 52nd ODI century, becoming the batsman with the most centuries in a single format. Virat surpassed Sachin Tendulkar, who has 51 centuries in Test format.