As soon as Indian team captain Rohit Sharma hit a six in the first match of the three-match ODI series against New Zealand, he took the record of hitting the most sixes in India. He has become the new ‘Sixer King’ of India in One Day International cricket. He has left behind former captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni in this matter.

Right-handed batsman Rohit Sharma left MS Dhoni behind when he hit the last ball of the third over against New Zealand for a six over cover. Dhoni had hit 123 sixes in One Day International cricket in India, but Rohit Sharma took his number of sixes to 124. He hit another six in the fifth over.

Sachin Tendulkar’s name is at number three in this list, but he has not hit even 100 sixes in One Day International cricket on Indian soil. Sachin holds the record for hitting 71 sixes in One Day International cricket in India. Please tell that Rohit is also the player who has hit the most sixes for India in One Day International cricket.

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For your information, let us tell you that Rohit Sharma has reached number two in terms of hitting maximum sixes in international cricket. He is the only Asian player to hit 500 sixes. Chris Gayle is currently ahead of him, who has hit 553 sixes in all three formats of international cricket. Rohit has hit 510 sixes so far.