Rohit Sharma on Tuesday completed a milestone covered by none of the other Indian batters. In the Indian Premier League (IPL) clash between Mumbai Indians (MI) and Rajasthan Royals (RR), the right-handed opener went on to hit his 400th six in T20s.
MI skipper Rohit is the seventh batter overall to unlock the feat in the shorter format of the game. Out of the 400 sixes, 133 have come while playing for India, 227 in the IPL, 16 in the Champions League T20, and the remaining 24 in other T20 tournaments.
In this piece we take a look at others, who lead Rohit in this race:
Rohit Sharma touches 400 milestone, six batters who have hit more sixes than Mumbai Indians skipper
Former South Africa cricketer AB de Villiers (434), who now features in franchise T20 cricket, is 34 sixes ahead of Rohit. De Villiers, who is currently performing his duties for RCB, has 434 sixes in total. (IPL/File Photo)
Known for his blistering knocks, Andre Russell is third in the list and has over 500 sixes under his name. He has smashed a total of 510 sixes so far. (IPL/File Photo)
Brendon McCullum can be considered as one of the architects, who gave IPL the start they would have hoped for. In the maiden IPL match, which was played over a decade ago, the former Kiwi cricketer graced the spectators with an entertaining 73-ball 158, which included 10 4s and 13 6s. Despite hanging his boots, McCullum currently enjoys the fourth position in the list with 485 sixes. (IPL/File Photo)
'The Universe Boss' Chris Gayle leads the tally with a gigantic 1042 sixes, a figure which surely looks untouchable at the moment. (IPL/File Photo)
Mumbai Indians all-rounder Kieron Pollard is second on the list with a total of 758 sixes. (IPL/File Photo)
Ex-Australia and Chennai Super Kings all-rounder Shane Watson leads Rohit by 67 sixes. Watson was part of the Rajasthan Royals unit, which won the inaugural edition of the IPL. He last featured in MS Dhoni's CSK before announcing retirement. (IPL/File Photo)
