New Delhi, Dec. 1 -- Former South African pace bowling legend Dale Steyn has said India's veteran batter Rohit Sharma batted beautifully in the first ODI against the Proteas in Ranchi on Sunday, and he puts bowlers under pressure with his masterly tactics.

Sharma made 57 runs off 51 balls and his innings included five fours and three sixes. His three sixes in the first ODI took him past Shahid Afridi's record for most sixes in ODIs.

Sharma came into the match, needing just three more sixes to surpass Afridi, who held the record with 351 sixes in 369 innings.

The Hitman surpassed his records in 100 fewer innings than the former Pakistan captain, as he now has 352 sixes in 269 innings.

"He batted beautifully. He gave one opportunity to ...