IND vs AUS: Rohit becomes leading six-hitter in T20Is, surpasses Guptill
Rohit, the leading run-scorer in T20Is, went past New Zealand opener Martin Guptill's tally of sixes to go to the top of the six hitters' chart in T20Is
Rohit, the leading run-scorer in T20Is, went past New Zealand opener Martin Guptill's tally of sixes to go to the top of the six hitters' chart in T20Is
Guptill, who scored a 20-ball 17 against Pakistan on Tuesday, suffered a bruised toe after being struck by a Haris Rauf delivery in the Powerplay's penultimate over. With eight balls remaining in Sharjah, New Zealand succumbed by five wickets in a low-scoring match.
Stokes led England to one of the finest Test wins ever in the history of the game.
Guptill added that the Kiwis will come out with a positive mindset against the Men in Blue in the second ODI which is to be played at the Eden Park on Saturday.
India bowling spearhead Bumrah, who tops the ICC ODI bowler rankings, has pleased all with his pace and toe-crushing yorkers.
After the game, Yuzvendra Chahal took a microphone to Guptill who was chatting with the Indian opener Rohit Sharma. Chahal greeted the pair to which Guptill responded with "Kya hai G***u?"
Morgan scored 17 in the fifth T20I between England and New Zealand, which was reduced to an 11 overs a side contest due to rain on Sunday, to cross the milestone.
Rohit surpassed Chris Gayle's record of 105 sixes by hitting three maximums on his way to a 51-ball 67 in the second T20 International against West Indies.
The 32-year-old, who made his debut in 2007 against England, has so far amassed 2331 runs at an average of 32.37 with 4 hundreds and 16 half-centuries against his name.
Post the match, the Sri Lankan umpire accepted his mistake but didn't regret the decision. Had Dharmasena given the right decision, the match could have gone either way as the match and the resulting Super Over ended in a tie with England being the eventual winners on boundary count.