Rohit Sharma is popularly known as The Hitman because he is a batsman who can hit sixes at will. The right-handed batsman has proven himself as a match-winner in all formats of the game now. Many cricket experts have pointed out how he always has a lot of time to play his shots.
Recently, Rohit Sharma reached his maiden Test hundred outside India with a six off a delivery bowled by England off-spinner Moeen Ali. Very few batsmen take so much risk when they are closer to the magical three-figure mark. But the following statistic will highlight why Rohit is one of the rarest talents you will ever see in cricket.
Rohit Sharma loves to reach milestones with a six
Hitting a six in pressure situations is not something that every batsman in the world can do. And it goes without saying that a batsman experiences some pressure whenever he is near to a personal milestone. Rohit Sharma has shown that it does not matter if you are close to a special achievement, you can always take the aerial route and send the ball out of the park.
Not many fans might remember that The Hitman completed his maiden hundred in the One-Day International format with a six as well. It was a game against the Zimbabwe cricket team with a maximum off Ray Price. The same way, he completed his maiden century in the ICC Champions Trophy and his maiden double century in the ODI format with a maximum as well.
The Hitman has achieved this feat in other formats of the game also
In the longest format of the game, Rohit Sharma has recorded one double century so far. It came against the South African team at home during the maiden edition of the ICC World Test Championship. It was on the birthday of former Indian opener Virender Sehwag, and Rohit reached 200 by smashing a six off Lungi Ngidi’s bowling.
Interestingly, his maiden T20I century came against South Africa as well. It was in 2015, and Marchant de Lange was the bowler whom Rohit hit for a six to reach the three-figure mark.
Rohit Sharma Reached his
1st ODI Century With 6
1st T20I Century With 6
1st CT Century With 6
1st ODI Double Century With 6
1st Test Double Century With 6
1st Test Overseas Century With 6* pic.twitter.com/K0BLtkew2s— S H E B A S (@Shebas_10) September 5, 2021
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