Rohit Sharma Record: What is retirement? Hitman became number 1 breaking Chris Gayle’s record, also completed a century

• Rohit Sharma made the record

• Chris Gayle’s record was broken in England

• Sadetok’s response to retirement rumors is from the game

India and England Amidst the ongoing ODI series between the two, the news of legendary opener Rohit Sharma’s retirement has been in the news in the media. According to reports, BCCI’s senior selection committee had an interaction with Rohit Sharma in the presence of coach Gautam Gambhir and explained to him that BCCI is now eyeing young players for the 2027 World Cup. To give a chance to young players like Yashasvi Jaiswal, the selection committee has decided to drop Rohit from the squad after the England series.

Incredible performance by Rohit Sharma

Under such pressure and with significant questions about his future, Rohit Sharma has once again proved why he is called the ‘Hitman’. He has answered all these speculations with his bat on the field. Even under this pressure, Rohit’s performance was not affected and he showed a very aggressive attitude in the third ODI against England.

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History by Rohit Sharma

During this match, Rohit Sharma created a very special and historic record in the history of international cricket. Rohit now holds the distinction of becoming the batsman with the most number of sixes in international cricket against SENA (South Africa, England, New Zealand and Australia) nations. He has broken the record of former West Indies great Chris Gayle who topped the list for a long time.

Rohit’s century amid retirement rumours

Jahan Matter bade hote hain vahan Hitman khade hote hain.

388 ke target ko chase krte hue Rohit Sharma ne lgayi Century. pic.twitter.com/1MBxoCCh0Q

— Vikram Singh (@Vi_kram92) July 19, 2026

Rohit Sharma’s performance shows that whatever the selectors think about his future, his charisma and aggressiveness on the field continues to this day. Rohit has also completed a century in this match against England. England has raised a huge challenge in front of India by building a mountain of 388 runs. Meanwhile, India’s captain Shubman Gill left the field after scoring 77 runs in this match. But India’s RO-KO pair of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have shouldered the responsibility to win India.

Many had started discussing that India will play this match under extreme pressure. But Rohit Sharma has kept the pressure on the England team well with his innings and has certainly shocked England by scoring a century.

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