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Rohit Sharma breaks Chris Gayle's all-time record of sixes in ODIs, surpasses Rahul Dravid in another

India were off to a thrilling start against Australia in the World Cup 2023 final at Ahmedabad's Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday, November 19. After smashing his third six off Glenn Maxwell in the tenth over, Rohit broke Chris Gayle's all-time record of hitting most sixes against an opponent in ODIs. The legendary West Indies batter Chris Gayle previously held the record for registering 85 sixes against England. Most sixes vs an opponent in ODIs: 87 sixes - Rohit Sharma vs Australia 85 sixes - Chris Gayle vs England 63 sixes - Shahid Afridi vs Sri Lanka 53 sixes - Sanath Jayasuriya vs Pakistan In another record, Rohit surpassed the former India captain and the current head coach Rahul Dravid to score the most ODI runs at Narendra Modi Stadium. Most ODI runs at Narendra Modi Stadium: 354 runs - Rohit Sharma 342 runs - Rahul Dravid 316 runs - Chris Gayle 246 runs - Virat Kohli 215 runs - Sachin Tendulkar India Playing XI: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj Australia Playing XI: Travis Head, David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Steven Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Josh Inglis, Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood