India Captain Rohith Sharma hammered the star-studded Australian bowling line-up and became the first player to hit 200 sixes in the T20I format.
Rohit took revenge by taking the mantle of single-handedly driving India’s scoreboard.
A batting like feast to the eyes, Rohit struck eight towering maximums and became the first player to hit 200 maximums in the shortest format of cricket.
Overall, Rohit has 203 sixes under his belt. His closest competitor is former New Zealand opener Martin Guptil with 173 sixes to his name.
Rohith went berserk in the third over and took on Australia’s ace, Mitchell Starc. On the first delivery, he launched the ball over the covers to set the tone.
He effortlessly cleared the boundary on the second ball, leaving Starc clueless in the process.
On the third ball, he slammed the ball down the ground to pick up a four. He tonked the third six into the crowd over deep midwicket on a delivery that clocked 144kph.
