Mohali: Indian captain Rohit Sharma is just two sixes away from hitting the most sixes in the history of T20I cricket.
India will start their home series against Australia on September 20. The next T20I match will be played in Nagpur on September 23, followed by the third and final T20I match in Hyderabad on September 25. All eyes will be on Sharma to hit sixes this series against Australia, not only to achieve this record but also to help his team win matches.
Currently, it is New Zealand batsman Martin Guptill who has hit the maximum number of sixes in the shortest format, with a total of 172 sixes. Rohit Sharma is currently in second position with 171 sixes. They are followed by West Indian great Chris Gayle (124), former England captain Eoin Morgan (120) and Australian captain Aaron Finch (117).
The Indian captain has had a strong 2022 with the bat. He has scored 423 runs in 17 matches at an average of 26.43. Two half-centuries have come off his bat, with a best score of 72. His strike rate is 143.38. He has smashed a total of 21 sixes this year.
All eyes are on this T20I series against Australia and another home series against South Africa, starting October 28, consisting of three ODIs and three T20Is. These will serve as quality match practice for the Men in Blue for the ICC T20 World Cup 2022, which will run from October 16 to November 13 this year.
India failed to qualify for the semi-finals last year as they crashed out of the competition at the Super 12 stage.
India squad for Australia series: Rohit Sharma (captain), KL Rahul (vice-captain), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Dinesh Karthik (wicketkeeper), Hardik Pandya, R. Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Deepak Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, Umesh Yadav. (YEAR)
