‘It is Funny’: Rohit Sharma on Possibly Breaking Chris Gayle’s Most Sixes Record – News18

Swashbuckling India opener Rohit Sharma is on the verge of becoming the player with the most sixes in international cricket as he is just 14 sixes away from Chris Gayle’s record – 553. However, the Indian captain said that he never imagined breaking Gayle’s record and it’s funny that he is so close to breaking it. Rohit is regarded as one of the best timers of the ball and his six-hitting ability has given him the name of the Hitman.

India will play some back-to-back cricket in the coming days with Asia Cup and ODI series against Australia which will be followed by the ODI World Cup where Rohit will lead the Men in Blue and get the opportunity to get past Gayle.

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The Indian captain talked about achieving the feat and said it’s funny as he never imagined doing it.

“It will be a unique record for sure. Never in my life would I have imagined that I would be the one to break Chris Gayle’s record. It is funny. I am not a muscle person but I like hitting the ball hard,” he told senior journalist Vimal Kumar in a chat on his YouTube channel.

The swashbuckling opener revealed that when he started playing cricket the coaches asked the players to not play the aerial shots as in school they were also told to not hit the ball in the air.

“When I started playing cricket, we were told to time the ball. The aerial shots we play we were asked to cut them down. We used to practice in school so there was no chance of hitting the ball in the air because that could have hit someone,” he added.

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However, Rohit asserted that it helped him in getting his basics right when it comes to timing the ball and his batting stance.

“We didn’t have nets back then so we used to play the ball along the ground all the time. That’s how the basics began, time the ball, come in the line of the ball, keep your head still. We would be chucked out of nets if we hit along the air,” added the India captain.