Ranchi, Nov. 30 -- India captain Rohit Sharma on Sunday etched his name atop ODI cricket's power-hitting charts, shattering Shahid Afridi's long-standing world record for most sixes in One-Day Internationals during the first ODI against South Africa at the JSCA International Stadium.
Rohit, who began the match three sixes short of the milestone, hammered all three in characteristic style to move to 352 sixes, overtaking Afridi's 351.
Opening the batting after Aiden Markram opted to bowl, the 38-year-old Indian skipper steadily unleashed his big-hitting range to give India a commanding start.
Rohit's 350th six came via a fierce slog-sweep off off-spinner Prenalen Subrayan over cow corner. He repeated the stroke off the very next ball to p...