Rohit equals AB de Villiers for most ODI sixes in a calendar year during IND vs SA

India skipper Rohit Sharma equalled South Africa’s AB de Villiers for hitting the most ODI sixes in a calendar year during the World Cup 2023 match against South Africa at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Sunday.

India’s Rohit Sharma during the World Cup 2023 match against South Africa. | Photo Credit: PTI

India skipper Rohit Sharma equalled South Africa’s AB de Villiers for hitting the most ODI sixes in a calendar year during the World Cup 2023 match against South Africa at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Sunday.

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Rohit hit Lungi Ngidi for two sixes in 40-run innings to reach the 58 sixes mark before holing out to Temba Bavuma off Kagiso Rabada in the sixth over.

Rohit went past Chris Gayle, who now sits second on the list with 56 sixes in 2019.

The 36-year-old took 23 innings to the milestone, five more than de Villiers.

Most ODI sixes by a player in a calendar year

AB de Villiers (South Africa) - 58 sixes in 18 innings in 2015

Rohit Sharma (India) - 58 sixes in 23 innings in 2023

Chris Gayle (West Indies) - 56 sixes in 15 innings in 2019

Shahid Afridi (Pakistan) - 48 sixes in 36 innings in 2002

Muhammad Waseem (UAE) - 47 sixes in 24 innings in 2023