Rohit Sharma, the legendary Indian opener, has an enviable record in white-ball cricket. He has scored 1168 runs in 273 ODIs with an average of 48.76, with 32 centuries and 58 fifties, with a best score of 264. He has also hit 1045 fours and 344 sixes thus far.
In 159 T20Is, Rohit scored 4231 runs with five centuries and 32 fifties with an average of 32.05 and a strike rate of 140.89. His highest score was 121*, and he retired from the format having won the T20 World Cup 2024 for India. He hit 205 sixes and 383 fours in his T20I career.
Rohit Sharma loves hitting sixes and has the most sixes in international cricket, with 637 maximums in 499 matches.
In a recent event, when asked which bowler Rohit loves to smash sixes against the most, Rohit left the crowd cheering with an interesting answer.
"Sabhi log hain yaar (I like hitting sixes against every bowler). Kisi bhi bowler ke saamne jab batting karta hoon, yehi sochta hoon ki usko maarna hai mujhe. Aisa koi nahin hai, ek hee banda hai, usko hee maarna hai mujhe. (Whichever bowler I bat against, I go with the mindset of how I can hit them. There isn't any specific bowler I target," Rohit revealed in an event organized by oral hygiene brand Oral-B.
"Mera toh aisa hee hai, kisi ke baare mein toh bol nahin sakta. Par mera aisa thinking hota hai ki, jo mere saamne aayega, mujhe accha karna hai aur usko pressure mein daalna hai. Mere apne tareeke hain pressure mein daalne ke, toh main koshish karta hoon (I cannot single out any bowler. My thought process is, whoever is in front of me, I have to perform against them and put them under pressure. I have my own tactics to put them under pressure; that's what I try," Rohit further said.
Rohit's next international game will most likely be against Australia, where India will play three One-Day Internationals in October. The first One-Day International between the two nations will take place on October 19.
However, the 38-year-old may play for India A in practice matches before the ODI series against Australia.
