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Rohit Sharma birthday: Blessed with the gift of timing, Rohit Sharma’s ability to hit sixes effortlessly makes him stand out from the rest.

Rohit Sharma has been in sublime form in the ongoing IPL 2024. (Image: PTI)

New Delhi: Rohit Sharma is celebrating his 37th birthday on April 30, Tuesday and would be eager to give himself the best birthday present by winning today’s game for Mumbai Indians against Lucknow Super Giants in Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024.

Known as ‘Hitman’ due to his six-hitting abilities, Rohit has established himself as one of the best batters and leaders in international cricket. He has a massive fanbase across the globe, which adores his laidback attitude, masterful batting ability, and fearless leadership skills.

Blessed with the gift of timing, Rohit’s ability to hit sixes effortlessly makes him stand out from the rest.

Among the plethora of landmarks, Rohit has several six-hitting records to his name.

Rohit is the undisputed king of sixes as he holds the coveted title for the most sixes in international cricket. The prolific batter has smashed an astonishing 597 sixes across all three formats (ODI, Test, T20) in 472 matches. He sits above some of the greatest hitters of all time such as Chris Gayle, Shahid Afridi, Brendon McCullum and Shahid Afridi.

What better way to celebrate Rohit’s birthday than by watching all his international sixes?

Happy 37th Birthday Rohit Sharma @ImRo45
On this occasion, let’s watch all his 597 sixes in International cricket (T20Is followed by ODIs and then Tests )#HappyBirthdayRohitSharmapic.twitter.com/Dx4DnIElYG

— Spartan (@_spartan_45) April 30, 2024

The undisputed king of sixes

The Indian skipper also holds the record for the most sixes in a calendar year, having smashed an eye-watering 78 maximums in a single year. He achieved the feat in just 47 matches in 2019.

He also has hit the most number of sixes in T20Is (190) and would like to add to the list in the T20 World Cup 2024.

In IPL, Rohit is only behind Chris Gayle on the all-time list with 275 maximums to his name.