World Cup 2023: Rohit Sharma equals Chris Gayle in amazing Record

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India captain Rohit Sharma has equalled former West Indies batter Chris Gayle in an amazing record in the ongoing ICC World Cup 2023 match between India and England on Sunday (October 29).

The India captain has been a serial performer with the bat in this tournament. And he has continued his form with another excellent display against England at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow.

Despite India's poor start with the bat, Rohit has stepped up and is currently unbeaten on 66 runs. And so far, the India captain has hit three sixes in his inning.

With that, Rohit Sharma currently has hit 56 sixes in this calendar year, same as former West Indies batter Chris Gayle. Only AB de Villiers is ahead of Rohit Sharma at the moment as the former Proteas batter hit 58 sixes in a calendar year.

Rohit Sharma hit 50 sixes in a Year

Rohit Sharma earlier became the only Indian player to have hit 50 or more six in a calendar year. The Indian captain achieved this feat in their World Cup 2023 match against New Zealand on October 22.

Rohit Sharma Sixes in World Cup 2023

Rohit Sharma has been in tremendous form in this World Cup. The India captain has hit 20 sixes so far in this tournament. He hit 5 sixes against Afghanistan, while 6 more came against Pakistan. The opening batter cleared the fence twice against Bangladesh and then hit four more sixes against the Black Caps.