Rohit Sharma needs 8 sixes to become the first cricketer in the world to…

Rohit Sharma will return to action with a three-match series against Australia. The right-handed batter last played for the Indian National Cricket Team in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, where he led the Men in Blue to a title. The veteran announced his retirement from Test cricket before the tour of England, and the BCCI removed him from ODI captaincy, giving the captain’s armband to Shubman Gill.

The selection of Rohit and Virat Kohli will depend on their performances Down Under, and there is a possibility of the two bidding adieu after the assignment against the Mitch Marsh-led team.

Rohit Sharma on the verge of entering the record books

Rohit Sharma is one of the greatest players in white-ball cricket, but having not competed for so long might make it difficult for him to be among the runs. Sharma is also on the verge of breaking a huge record in Australia.

Rohit has hit 344 sixes in the fifty-over format and needs 8 sixes to go past Shahid Afridi’s world record of 351 maximums. Afridi played 398 games to smash 350 sixes, while Rohit has competed in 273 ODIs.

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