During the Odi three -game series against Australia, Rohit Sharma will have the opportunity to pass the former Pakistan captain Shahid AfridiUnique records.Rohit Sharma, who already holds the record for the most six in the international cricket, is just eight short of Tally Afridi for the most six in ODI.Sharma has reached 344 six in Cricket Odi, posting Afridi’s 351 record. If he goes beyond this sign in the coming Australian series, he will be the leader of Odi Sixes all the time.In addition, Rohit is on track to become the fastest player to reach 350 Odi Sixes. Afridi needed 398 games to achieve success, while Rohit has reached 344 six in just 273 Odi.With 205 six in T20IS, 88 in the test, and 344 in ODI, Rohit Sharma has collected 637 six across the format, making it six leading players in the international cricket.
In significant development, Shubman gill Named the captain from the Odi side, taking over from Rohit Sharma. Despite speculation about their long-term ODI future, both Rohit and Kohli are believed to have expressed their desire to continue until the ODI 2027 World Cup, though India will play some 50-over games leading to Marquee events.Rohit said he took a lot of pride in his quest to excel in the three formats, adding that he knew what to expect from the upcoming visit to Australia, before him was released as Captain Odi.Rohit, who has been replaced by Shubman Gill as captain in both tests and ODI, will be part of the Indian squad for a three-game series in Australia with Virat Kohli. The series begins on October 19.
MUMBAI: Former Indian cricket Sunil Gavaskar, Central, presents �Memento to win the Trophy Champions 2025 � to Cricketer Rohit Sharma, right, during the Cricket Rating Award �Ceat, in Mumbai. (PTI Photo/Kunal Patil) (PTI10_07_2025_000436A)
“I personally take a lot of pride in the quest to excel in the three formats when I have the opportunity, and that is something some others are doing, which eventually rubs the team,” Rohit said at the Cricket Ceat Assessment Award in Mumbai.“I like to play against them, I like to go to Australia, it’s a very challenging country to play cricket, people there also love games,” he said.“But Australia is a different challenge every time we play against them. After being there several times, I understand what to expect. Easily -we can go there and do what the Indian team should do and make our decision,” he said.
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Did Rohit Sharma pass Shahid Afridi’s record for most of the six in Odi during the upcoming series against Australia?
The Indian Odi squad will depart for Australia in two separate groups on October 15 from the capital, with logistics availability and tickets determine the final travel schedule.Former Captain Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, along with the newly appointed captain Shreyas iyerIt is expected to join the test squad members in New Delhi ahead of the team’s departure.
