AB de Villiers left behind by Rohit Sharma
Rohit Sharma: Mumbai captain Rohit Sharma scored 29 off 18 balls against Gujarat. And Rohit Sharma hit three fours and two sixes in his innings. Rohit reached second place in terms of hitting the most sixes in IPL.
In the 57th match of this season of IPL, Mumbai Indians were facing Gujarat Titans. Gujarat captain Hardik Pandya won the toss and decided to bowl first at the Wankhede Stadium.
In this match, Mumbai captain Rohit Sharma scored 29 runs off 18 balls. And Rohit Sharma hit two sixes and three fours in his innings and due to these sixes, he has now taken de Villiers’ record in his name. Rohit reached second place in terms of hitting the most sixes in IPL.
Rohit Sharma has 251 sixes in IPL. He has left behind former Royal Challengers Bangalore veteran AB de Villiers in terms of most sixes. Rohit had 252 sixes in 239 matches. At the same time, AB de Villiers hit 251 sixes in 184 matches.
In this list, Rohit Sharma is now the only former West Indies explosive opener Chris Gayle. Gayle had hit 357 sixes in 142 matches. Rohit is far away from this record of his.
Top-5 players with the most sixes in IPL
| Batsman | Match | Sixes |
| 1. Chris Gayle | 142 | 357 |
| 2. Rohit Sharma | 239 | 252 |
| 3. AB de Villiers | 184 | 251 |
| 4. Mahendra Singh Dhoni | 245 | 239 |
| 5. Virat Kohli | 234 | 229 |
