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Rohit Sharma scored a brilliant century against England in Cuttack. During this, he broke the record of Chris Gayle’s sixes. Gayle has described Hitman as the new king of the city. The waters of the Windies opener about the Indian captain …Read more
Chris Gayle described Rohit as the new king of the city.
New Delhi. West Indies opener Chris Gayle has praised Team India captain Rohit Sharma. Rohit recently left Gail behind in the case of sixes in ODIs. Gail has described Rohit as the new king of the city. Rohit removed the tension of the Indian cricket team and fans by raining sixes in the second ODI against England. In the match played in Cuttack, Hitman hit sixes in the third over and expressed that he is fully prepared for the Champions Trophy. Rohit Sharma also left behind Chris Gayle in the case of hitting the most sixes. He made a fast debut against England. In the first 5 overs, the hitman hit 3 sixes.
Chris Gayle told reporters on the sidelines of an event on Tuesday, ‘Congratulations to Rohit Sharma. The game entertains always a new player. Rohit has been entertaining cricket lovers for the past several years. I also did this with him. Rohit is currently the new king of the city and hopefully he will hit more sixes. Gayle expressed disappointment that the West Indies team is not playing in the Champions Trophy. The Windies team will not play in the Champions Trophy which will be held from 19 February. He said, ‘It is disappointed that the West Indies team is not playing in the Champions Trophy but the tournament has returned which is a good thing.’
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Former Windies opener Gayle announced 4 semi -finalist teams of the Champions Trophy. He said that India, England, Australia and New Zealand could make it to the finals in the Champions Trophy. Gayle has kept hosts Pakistan away from the semi -finals. They feel that Pakistan’s team cannot reach the semi -finals. Unlike Gayle, Ravi Shastri and Ricky Ponting have kept Pakistan in the semi -finals. They feel that Pakistan’s team will definitely reach the semi -finals.
Rohit Sharma had 331 sixes in this format before the second ODI played between India and England in Cuttack. He was at par with Chris Gayle in the case of most sixes. As soon as Rohit’s batting came, these figures changed. The Indian captain reached 334 of his sixes only after half an hour of batting. Now there is only one cricketer in the world who has hit more sixes than Rohit Sharma in ODIs. Shahid Afridi of Pakistan is at the top. Afridi hit a total of 351 sixes in ODIs.
New Delhi,Delhi
February 11, 2025, 18:45 IST
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