- Rohit Sharma's blast of sixes
- Dropped Shahid Afridi behind
- He hit a world record for sixes against New Zealand
IND vs NZ: The second ODI between India and New Zealand was played in Wellington on Saturday, November 7. India won the first ODI by five wickets. Rohit Sharma was dismissed for zero in the first match. In the second ODI too, Rohit was dismissed cheaply. He scored 23 runs. But, Rohit created history by hitting two sixes in this innings. He broke the record of legendary Pakistani cricketer Shahid Afridi. (Rohit Sharma)
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Another record created by Rohit Sharma
In the second ODI, Rohit Sharma scored 23 runs in 28 balls. He hit two fours and two sixes. He has now become the first batsman to hit most sixes in ODIs against New Zealand. He has broken Shahid Afridi's record. Afridi had hit 50 sixes against New Zealand. Now, Rohit has overtaken him. Before the Wellington ODI, he had hit 49 sixes against New Zealand. Rohit has now reached the milestone of 51 sixes. Former West Indies cricketer Chris Gayle is third in the list with 45 sixes against New Zealand.
Rohit Sharma has set another record in this match. He became the second batsman to hit more than 50 sixes against three teams in ODIs. Rohit has equaled Shahid Afridi's record. Rohit has hit 93 sixes against Australia. Besides, he has hit 58 sixes against Sri Lanka. Now, he has crossed the 50 sixes mark against New Zealand.
Virat also broke Ricky Ponting's record
In the second match, Virat Kohli failed to play a big innings. He was dismissed for 7 runs. However, he has done something special. He has now become the highest run-scorer in ODIs against New Zealand. He has surpassed Ricky Ponting. He needed just one run to overtake Ponting. Kohli has now scored 1978 runs in 38 ODIs against New Zealand.
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