Asia Cup 2023: Rohit Sharma eyes history, sets sights on Chris Gayle's record

 1. Rohit Sharma is at present driving the Indian group in Asia Cup 2023.

2. Rohit played a radiant thump of 74 not out against Nepal on September 4.

After a fairly dull execution in the main round of the Asia Cup 2023 against most despised rivals Pakistan, the Indian captain Rohit Sharma quickly returned with a reverberating exhibition versus Nepal, sending shock waves through the cricketing scene. His shocking thump of 74 runs, decorated with six fours and five transcending sixes, fixed a urgent win for India as well as scratched his name in the records of cricket history.

Rohit's exceptional thump accomplished something other than getting a triumph; it pushed him into his very own class. The 36-year-old turned into the primary skipper to gather north of 1,000 runs in global cricket in 2023.

The Hired gunman has focused on a significantly loftier objective - breaking the record for the most number of sixes hit in worldwide cricket. The way things are, Rohit possesses the second situation in this esteemed rundown with a great 539 maximums in his possession. The main cricketer in front of him is the unstoppable Chris Gayle, who hit 553 sixes in his renowned lifetime.

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Presently, Rohit holds onto communicated his craving to break the record and referenced that he never figured he would try and come near this achievement.

"I need to break Chris Gayle's six-hitting record": Rohit Sharma

"I need to break Chris Gayle's six-hitting record. At no point ever I would have envisioned that I will break the Chris Gayle's record. It's interesting (utilize muscles)," said the right given player as cited by Indian Express.

Rohit additionally reviewed how the mentors restricted him from playing elevated shots during his lesser days and encouraged to stay with the rudiments.

"I'm not a muscle fellow yet I like to stir things up around town hard. At the point when I began playing cricket, I was informed that timing is significant. Ethereal shots were a major no, We were informed that you can play elevated shots. Essential was to watch out for your head, keep the bat near your body and play the bowl along the rug. Assuming we used to play airborne shots, mentor used to toss us out from the game," Rohit added.