Rohit in front of double record in the match against Bangladesh
September 17, 20242 Mins Read
Rohit Sharma reached the highest point of his career a few days ago. Won the T20 World Cup in 2007 as a budding youngster. And Rohit was the captain in 2024 T20 World Cup. The story of that achievement is undoubtedly quite big. But there is another story on the other side of the coin. In 2023, Rohit's India had to lose at two places, the final of the Test Championship and the final of the ODI World Cup.

Rohit in front of the record

The Indian captain is on the verge of leading India to the Test Championship for the third time in a row and the second time under his captaincy. Bangladesh is the first opponent for Rohit. Rohit's team will embark on a mission of 10 consecutive Tests with the series against the Tigers.

Apart from team goals, Rohit can also keep an eye on his personal records in this series. . The captain of the Indian team can set a new record in the two-Test series against Bangladesh. Can break Virender Sehwag's record. Could be the record holder for most sixes in Tests for India.

The captain of the Indian team has played 59 Test matches so far. Hit 84 sixes in 101 Test innings. Rohit is second in the list of most sixes in Test cricket among Indian cricketers. Sehwag is at the top. He hit 91 sixes in 180 innings in 104 Tests. And if he hits eight sixes, Rohit will top Sehwag and become the top Indian cricketer.

Rohit likes to bat aggressively in Test cricket too. Rohit can get a chance to play maximum four innings in two matches against Bangladesh. If Rohit hits eight sixes in the series against Bangladesh, he will set a new record in Indian cricket.

But the milestone of Rohit and sixes does not stop here. So far only three cricketers in the world have hit 100 or more sixes in Test cricket. Ben Stokes tops the list. The England captain has hit 131 sixes in Tests so far. Brendon McCullum, former captain of New Zealand and coach of Ben Stokes, is in second place. His number of sixes in Test cricket is 107.

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Former Australian wicketkeeper-batsman Adam Gilchrist is in third place. He hit 100 sixes in red ball international cricket. Rohit became the first Indian cricketer to hit 100 sixes in Tests. He needs 16 sixes for that. There is nothing surprising if the aggressive Rohit does something like this in the Bangladesh series.