Rohit Sharma becomes fourth player to reach milestone of 250 sixes in ODI

Bengaluru, July 13: Skipper Rohit Sharma achieved a milestone as the Indian opener hit his 250th six in One Day Internationals during the first of three match ODI series against England on Tuesday (July 12).

Rohit achieved this milestone during his unbeaten innings that guided Team India to a 10-wicket victory over England at the Kia Oval in London. His knock of 76 from 58 balls included 5 maximums and 7 fours.

Rohit reached the landmark in 231 matches and the Indian opener is fourth in the list for most sixes in the 50-over format behind former Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi, former West Indies opener Chris Gayle and former Sri Lanka opener Sanath Jayasuriya.

While Afridi has hit 351 maximums in 398 ODIs, Gayle has struck 331 sixes in 301 matches and Jayasuriya has hit 270 sixes in 445 matches. Rohit is also the only active cricketer with 200 or more sixes.

Rohit is also only the second Indian player after former World Cup-winning skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni to hit over 200 sixes in ODI. Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly just fell short of the landmark with 195 and 190 sixes respectively. Rohit in fact crossed the sixes milestone and also closed in on a few during the knock. Here we take a look at the stats:

Top 10 list for most sixes in ODIs

Player	Sixes	Matches
Shahid Afridi	351	398
Chris Gayle	331	301
Sanath Jayasuriya	270	445
Rohit Sharma	250	231
MS Dhoni	229	350
Eoin Morgan	220	248
AB de Villiers	204	228
Brendon McCullum	200	260
Sachin Tendulkar	195	463
Sourav Ganguly	190	311

Other milestones and most ODI runs by Indian players

Rohit also achieved another milestone along with his opening partner Shikhar Dhawan as the duo became the fourth pair to complete 5000 opening partnership runs in ODIs.

The Indian skipper (9359 runs) is also closing in on a major milestone in the ODIs as he could become the 15th batter to complete 10000 runs in One Day Internationals. As it stands, seventh highest run-getter for Indian batters.

Here is the top 10 list for most runs scored by Indian players in ODIs:

Ranking	Player	Runs	Innings
1	Sachin Tendulkar	18426	463
2	Virat Kohli	12311	260
3	Sourav Ganguly	11363	311
4	Rahul Dravid	10889	344
5	MS Dhoni	10773	350
6	Mohammed Azharuddin	9378	334
7	Rohit Sharma	9359	231
8	Yuvraj Singh	8701	304
9	Virender Sehwag	8273	251
10	Shikhar Dhawan	6315	150

Most Fifties by Indian players in ODI

The unbeaten knock of 76 against England was also Rohit's 45th fifty in ODIs. He is 8th in the list for most fifties by Indian players in One Day Internationals.

Here is the top 10 list for most fifties by Indian players in ODI:

Player	No. of 50s
Sachin Tendulkar	96
Rahul Dravid	83
MS Dhoni	73
Sourav Ganguly	72
Virat Kohli	64
Mohammed Azharuddin	58
Yuvraj Singh	52
Rohit Sharma	45
Virender Sehwag	37
Shikhar Dhawan	35