Rohit Sharma Creates History, Becomes 1st Indian To Achieve Big Milestone During MI-PBKS IPL 2023 Match

Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma created history on Saturday (April 22) during the Mumbai Indians’ IPL 2023 match against the Punjab Kings at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. The right-handed batter scored 44 runs from 27 balls against the Mohali-based side, but it went in vain as his side lost by 13 runs. During his stay at the crease, Rohit scored four boundaries and three sixes, and with his third six of the game, he created history by becoming the first Indian batter to manage to score 250 sixes in the cash-rich league.

Rohit smashed his first six of the game on the last ball of the fourth over, which was bowled by Arshdeep Singh, and then followed it up with another maximum on the fourth ball of the next over, which was bowled by PBKS stand-in skipper Sam Curran. The right-handed batter, who is the leading six-hitter for India in ODIs and T20Is, joined the elite 250 club on the third ball of the ninth over, which was bowled by Rahul Chahar. Saturday’s game was Rohit’s 233rd match in the cash-rich league, and he now has 250 sixes to his name, which is the third most by any batter overall.

POSITION	PLAYER	TEAM (S)	MATCHES	RUNS	SIXES
1.	Chris Gayle	KKR, RCB, PBKS	142	4965	357
2.	AB de Villiers	Delhi Capitals, RCB	184	5162	251
3.	Rohit Sharma	Deccan Chargers, MI	233	6058	250
4.	MS Dhoni	CSK, RPS	240	5037	235
5.	Virat Kohli	RCB	229	6903	229

In the history of the IPL, only two batters—Chris Gayle and Ab de Villiers—have managed to hit more sixes than Rohit. While Gayle tops the list with 357 maximums in 142 games, De Villiers is at No. 2 with 251 big hits in 184 runs. It’s a matter of time before Rohit breaks De Villiers’ record and reaches the No. 2 position. In the list of Indian batters with the most number of sixes in the IPL, Rohit is followed by MS Dhoni , who has 235 maximums to his name, and Virat Kohli , who occupies the third spot with 229 big hits in 229 IPL matches.