Rohit Sharma creates history with record-breaking sixes against New Zealand in 2nd ODI
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During the second fixture of the one-day series between India and New Zealand at the Hnry Stadium in Wellington, veteran Indian batsman Rohit Sharma established a brand new milestone by clearing the boundary ropes more times against the Black Caps than any other player in the fifty-over format. Chasing a modest target of 135 runs, the opening batsman contributed twenty-three runs from twenty-eight deliveries, which included a pair of maximums off the bowling of Kyle Jamieson that elevated his career total against this specific opponent to fifty-one.
By achieving this feat, he bypassed the previous benchmark held by former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi, while other notable names such as Chris Gayle and Sanath Jayasuriya occupy the subsequent positions on the historic leaderboard. Furthermore, the Indian skipper now stands just behind Gayle for the highest count of international sixes overall across all formats against the same opposition.