How many sixes has Rohit Sharma hit in the World Test Championship so far?
Team India's Test and ODI skipper Rohit Sharma is affectionately called the 'Hitman' for his ability to hit big strokes at ease. When it comes to smashing sixes, Rohit is in a league of his own. The 37-year-old holds the record for having hit the most sixes in international cricket. In 483 matches across the three formats, he has slammed 620 sixes.
Rohit has struck 84 maximums in 59 Test matches, 331 in 265 one-dayers, and 205 in 159 T20Is. The right-handed batter will next be seen in action in the two-match Test series against Bangladesh at home. The series, starting on September 19, will be played as part of the 2023-2025 World Test Championship (WTC) cycle.
Speaking of the World Test Championship, which began in 2019, Rohit is second on the list of leading six hitters in the competition. In 32 matches so far, he has hammered 52 sixes. England all-rounder Ben Stokes tops the list, with 81 sixes from 48 matches. India's wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant is third on the list, having struck 38 maximums in 24 matches.
What is Rohit Sharma's record in the World Test Championship?
Indian captain Rohit has scored 2552 runs in the World Test Championship in 54 innings, averaging 50.03, with nine hundreds and seven half-centuries. His best of 212 came against South Africa in Ranchi in October 2019. In this brilliant 255-ball knock against the Proteas, he struck six sixes apart from 28 fours.
The opening batter also slammed 176 & 127 in Visakhapatnam in the first Test of the same series against South Africa. Rohit hit six sixes and 23 fours in his first-innings knock, which came off 244 balls. The right-handed batter followed it up with another ton in the second essay, smacking seven sixes and 10 fours in his 149-ball knock.
One of Rohit's finest knocks in the World Test Championship came against England in Chennai in February 2021. On a turning track where most other batters from both sides had a tough time, the opening batter eased his way to 161 off 231 balls, striking two sixes and 18 fours. India went on to win the contest by 317 runs.
The 37-year-old also scored a hundred in India's previous World Test Championship match against England in Dharamsala in March this year. He scored 103 off 162 balls in the first innings, with the aid of three sixes and 13 fours.