By Admin 
Rohit Sharma created history in the first ODI against South Africa, breaking the world record of former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi. Rohit hit 3 sixes in his innings of 57 runs, with which he became the batsman who hit the most sixes in One Day International. This record was in Afridi’s name for almost 10 years. After this, former Indian cricketer Atul Wasan did not like the comparison between Rohit and Afridi, he called it like comparing apples with oranges.
Team India won by 17 runs in the first ODI played in Ranchi, this match remained exciting till the last over. India batted first and scored a huge score of 349 runs. Virat Kohli played a brilliant inning of 135 runs. Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul played half-century innings. Rohit also broke Afridi’s world record of hitting most sixes in ODI by hitting 3 sixes. Former Indian cricketer Atul Wasan said on comparing the records of Rohit Sharma and Shahid Afridi, “I think, if it is compared with Shahid Afridi’s record, it is like comparing apples and oranges.”
Rohit Sharma’s impact is big- Atul Wasan
Speaking to ANI, Atul Wasan said, “If this is compared with Shahid Afridi’s record, then it is like comparing apples with oranges. Because it is a big thing for an opener to do this. Afridi’s role was to come later and play like this, to finish the innings. But as an opener, if someone makes such a big record in less than 100 innings, then it shows how big his impact has been on the Indian team. Is.”
He further said, “You can judge by this one thing that if your opener plays such good shots, how many times does he win you the match. If he maintains your strike rate as an opener, then it shows why he and Team India are so successful.”
Top-5 batsmen who hit most sixes in ODI
- Rohit Sharma (India)- 352*
- Shahid Afridi (Pakistan)- 351
- Chris Gayle (West Indies)- 331
- Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) – 270
- MS Dhoni (India)- 229