India, Feb. 9 -- Rohit Sharma started his innings on an emphatic note in the second ODI against England and pipped West Indies batting legend Chris Gayle in an elite tally. The swashbuckling opener, who was going through a lean patch before the match, broke shackles early in the innings to smash early sixes and become the player with the second most sixes in the format. Rohit was at par with Gayle before he smashed Gus Atkinson for the first six of his innings on Sunday and left the Windies great behind.

He continued his six-hitting momentum and smashed England for a couple more before the floodlight failure stopped play at Cuttack.

The Indian skipper is now behind former Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi's tally, who, during his illus...