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Rohit Sharma breaks Shahid Afridi's record for most sixes in ODI history

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Rohit Sharma Breaks Shahid Afridi's Record For Most Sixes In ODI History

By IANS News December 01, 2025 • 09:17 AM View: 410

India's stalwart Rohit Sharma played a superb innings against South Africa in the first ODI on Sunday and another feather to his already illustrious cap by breaking the former Pakistan cricketer Shahid Afridi's world record for most sixes in ODIs by hitting three maximums at the JSCA International Stadium Complex on Sunday.

While the Pakistangreat ended his career with 351 ODI sixes, Rohit went one up and notched up his ODI career’s 352nd maximum to script history.

TAGS Rohit Sharma Shahid Afridi South Africa JSCA International Stadium Complex Virat Kohli Yashasvi Jaiswal Team India Prenelan Subrayen Chris Gayle Marco Jansen World Cup World Cup

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