ICC ODI World Cup: Rohit Sharma broke this record of AB de Villiers

On the basis of brilliant innings of Virat Kohli (95 runs in 104 balls), captain Rohit Sharma (46) and Ravindra Jadeja (39 not out in 44 balls), India defeated New Zealand by four wickets in the ICC ODI World Cup on Sunday. With this victory, Team India stopped the Kiwi team's winning streak in the World Cup.

In this match, captain Rohit Sharma registered a unique record in his name. Rohit Sharma hit four fours and four sixes in his innings. With this, he became the second batsman to hit the most number of sixes in World Cup history. Rohit Sharma overtook former South African captain AB de Villiers by hitting his first six against New Zealand.

De Villiers had hit 37 sixes in the World Cup. Now Indian captain Rohit Sharma has hit 41 sixes in the World Cup. The record in this matter is in the name of West Indies batsman Chris Gayle, who has hit the maximum number of 49 sixes in this Mahakumbh of cricket. 

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