Ranchi, Nov. 29 -- Former Indian captain Rohit Sharma is just three hits away from breaking Pakistan's great Shahid Afridi's record of most sixes in ODI cricket.

Sharma is set to return to the field during the three-match ODI series between India and South Africa, starting November 30 at JSCA Stadium in Ranchi.

In ODI cricket, Sharma has slammed 349 sixes, whereas Afridi has 351 sixes - the most by any batter in this format.

The elite list also includes legendary cricketers like Chris Gayle (331), Sanath Jayasuriya (270), MS Dhoni (229), Eoin Morgan (220), AB de Villiers (204), Brendon McCullum (200), Sachin Tendulkar (195), and Sourav Ganguly (190).

Apart from achieving the 350 ODI sixes milestone, Sharma is poised to become only the...