Rohit Sharma Breaks Morgan’s Record: Most Sixes in a Calender Year As a Captain

ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 is happening in India. The tournament has shown its glory from the start. This edition of the tournament is a thrilling one. The excitement is growing day by day. India is in a great form. They thrillingly started the tournament. All the players of the team are in their best form. Indian skipper Rohit Sharma is also one of them. He is making records every day. In the match against Bangladesh, Rohit made another record.

Another record by Rohit Sharma:

On October 19, India is locking horns with Bangladesh at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune. This is an exciting match. India is still unbeaten in the tournament. They won consecutive three matches in the tournament till now. On the other hand, Bangladesh lost their last two matches in the World Cup. this match is very important for both teams. 

Rohit Sharma is in great form in this tournament. He is making records every day. Even in the match against Bangladesh, he scored a new record. He hits the most sixes in a calendar year as a captain. He hit 61 sixes in 2023 till now. Previously this record was held by Eion Morgan. He hit 60 sixes in the year 2019. Today, in the match against Bangladesh, Rohit Sharma hit 1 six and after hitting that, he made the record. Along with that, he holds the record of hitting 300 sixes being an Indian.

Rohit’s performance in the World Cup:

This edition is happening in India. Indian fans are very excited. Even Team India is in great form. They have been performing great for the past few months. There is a good balance in every department in the team. Every player is performing well.

But Rohit Sharma’s performance caught the attention. He is a sensational batter in ODI cricket. He has several records in that format. His highest score in this format is 264. This is huge. The captain of India is leading from the front.

In the first game of the tournament, Rohit unfortunately got out on a duck in the match against Australia. But in the match against Afghanistan, he made a sensational comeback. He scored 131 runs in 84 balls. He smashed 16 boundaries and 5 over-boundaries. He was in a beast form in that match.

In the match against Pakistan, Rohit was outstanding not just as a player but as a captain also. He scored 86 runs in 63 balls. He smashed 6 boundaries and 6 over-boundaries. His strike rate was 136.51. He has an amazing job in captaincy. When Pakistan was batting, they were 155/2. Then Rohit made some changes in fielding and bowling order. Then Pakistan got all out on 191 runs. It was a huge captaincy stroke by Rohit Sharma. His form and amazing captaincy will help India to go forward in the tournament.

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