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Rohit Sharma Made History By Smashing Most Sixes In ODI History
Updated - 1-DEC-2025 5:56 IST

By becoming the player with the most sixes in ODI history, Rohit Sharma has added yet another outstanding achievement to his brilliant career. Rohit, who is known for his perfect timing, amazing elegance, and deadly hitting, has risen to the top of this record, demonstrating his durability and consistency in a variety of settings.
With this win, he surpasses some of the greatest white-ball hits and confirms his place among the most influential limited-overs batsmen of the modern era.
The first ODI match against South Africa was played in Ranchi. He scored 57 runs in 51 balls with five (4) and three (3). India won the first ODI by 17 runs.
Most 6s in ODIs
|
Rank |
Players |
Country |
Innings |
Sixers |
|
1 |
Rohit Sharma |
India |
269 |
352* |
|
2 |
Shahid Afridi |
Pakistan |
369 |
351 |
|
3 |
Chris Gayle |
West Indies |
294 |
294 |
|
4 |
Sanath Jayasuriya |
Sri Lanka |
433 |
270 |
Most 6s across three formats in international cricket
|
Rank |
Players |
Country |
Format |
Sixers |
|
1 |
Rohit Sharma |
India |
ODI |
352* |
|
2 |
Rohit Sharma |
India |
T20I |
205 |
|
3 |
Ben Stokes |
England |
Test |
136* |
Most 50+ scores for an opener in ODIs
|
Rank |
Players |
Country |
50 |
|
1 |
Sachin Tendulkar |
India |
120 |
|
2 |
Sanath Jayasuriya |
Sri Lanka |
94 |
|
3 |
Rohit Sharma |
India |
78* |
|
4 |
Chris Gayle |
West Indies |
78 |
|
5 |
Sourav Ganguly |
India |
77 |