Rohit Sharma surpasses MS Dhoni in the total number of sixes in ODIs

[sarcastic]

We know that MSD used to send helicopters out into night sky but his six hitting ability seems to have diminished a bit. He is now surpassed by Rohit Sharma in the number of sixes hit in ODIs after the ODI vs Bangladesh.  Rohit is at 230 whereas MSD is on 228. It will be interesting where the number of sixes will be when MSD hangs his boots. 

 

http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283123.html

 

[Gollum]

Sachin 195 in 463 matches 

Stiff back much? 

[maniac]

9 minutes ago, Gollum said:

Sachin 195 in 463 matches 

Stiff back much? 

For that era that is an incredible record

[Gollum]

Just now, maniac said:

For that era that is an incredible record

Dude you are spoiling the fun, just play along .

[maniac]

Just now, Gollum said:

Dude you are spoiling the fun, just play along .

No fun here. Some lines can never be crossed

[nevada]

5 minutes ago, maniac said:

For that era that is an incredible record

Yes, back then a six was considered a risky shot and was attempted sparingly. 

[Master_better]

Rohit opens the batting whereas Dhoni bats at 6th. Absolutely legendary stuff from Dhoni given the position at which he comes to bat. 

[Master_better]

1 hour ago, Gollum said:

Dude you are spoiling the fun, just play along .

Even Afridi used to play in that era but he has more 6s 

[Gollum]

Viv 126 6s from 167 innings in that era !!!!! Also Greenidge with 81 in 127 innings 

No comparison with King Viv, supreme in every possible way  

[ganeshran]

Who holds the record for most dot balls

[Master_better]

Just now, ganeshran said:

Who holds the record for most dot balls

Got to be Dravid 

[rkt.india]

21 minutes ago, Gollum said:

Viv 126 6s from 167 innings in that era !!!!! Also Greenidge with 81 in 127 innings 

No comparison with King Viv, supreme in every possible way  

They are West Indians, cant compare them to others.  They are are born to hit sixes.

[rkt.india]

Rohit is the best six hitter cricket has ever seen in ODIs, IIRC.  230 sixes in 207 innings.  He is hitting about 2 sixes per innings in his last 100 innings, IIRC.

[Ankit_sharma03]

rohit will surpass everyone by the end of his career

[rkt.india]

28 minutes ago, Ankit_sharma03 said:

rohit will surpass everyone by the end of his career

needs 131 sixes to surpass Afridi. He will need around anywhere between 65-100 innings depending on his frequency of hitting sixes.

[Ankit_sharma03]

65-100 innings shud take 3-4 yrs which he wud be definately playing for 

[Ranvir]

Don't compare Sharma to a mindless slogger like Afridi. 

[Vijy]

17 hours ago, Gollum said:

Viv 126 6s from 167 innings in that era !!!!! Also Greenidge with 81 in 127 innings 

No comparison with King Viv, supreme in every possible way  

greenidge in ODIs at that time was more like tuk-tuk-boom unlike richards who had a complete AR game. WI have always hit 6s with ease. look at gayle for instance. one prolific and forgotten 6 hitter (but an ordinary batsman) from WI was ricardo powell (75 6s in 110 matches) - smashed ind more than once.

[upriser7]

Looking at that list, Ganguly's strikerate was really piss poor

Edited July 6, 2019 by upriser7

[Vijy]

10 minutes ago, upriser7 said:

Looking at that list, Ganguly's strikerate was really piss poor

he consumed dot balls like malinga consumes whatever fatty food he eats. this is why the diff in SR of dravid post-1999 and ganguly is nearly the same; former rotated the strike whereas the latter was more reliant on 4s and 6s.