Rohit Sharma aims for Shahid Afridi’s record, chases 50th century in India’s 500th match

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Rohit Sharma aims for Shahid Afridi’s record, chases 50th century in India’s 500th match

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Rohit Sharma is 7 runs short of Shahid Afridi’s record for most sixes in ODI cricket.

Rohit Sharma will have a chance to slay a few records in the upcoming India vs Australia ODI series. The 38-year-old is a bonafide legend in the 50-over format and could further strenghten his legacy in the history books. The IND vs AUS 1st ODI in Perth will be his 500th game for India, putting him in an elite category of international cricketers.

Rohit Sharma’s ODI return: 500th International, Most Sixes record in sight

Rohit Sharma will mark a return in India colours with his 500th international match in Perth on Sunday. The 38-year-old will become the 5th Indian to breach that mark after Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni and Rahul Dravid. Overall, he is the 11th to the milestone. Sharma holds the record for the most appearances in T20Is, and the Perth match will be his 274th appearance in the ODI format.

Most matches in international cricket

Player	Matches Total	ODI	Tests	T20I
Sachin Tendulkar	664	463	200	1
Mahela Jayawardene	652	448	149	55
Kumar Sangakkara	594	404	134	56
Sanath Jayasuriya	586	445	110	31
Ricky Ponting	560	375	168	17
Virat Kohli	550*	302	123	125
Mahendra Singh Dhoni	538	350	90	98
Shahid Afridi	524	398	27	99
Jacques Kallis	519	328	166	25
Rahul Dravid	509	344	164	1
Rohit Sharma	499*	273	67	159

Rohit also has the six record in ODI cricket in sight. The Hit-Man has 344 sixes in ODIs, only 7 behind Pakistan’s Shahid Afridi. 8 more hits can hand the India opener the top spot and he would eye that mark in the IND vs AUS ODIs.

Rohit has a good record in Australia, scoring 990 runs in 19 matches Down Under, averaging 58.23, with four hundreds and two fifties. Should he breach the 1000-run mark, he will become first Indian to do so in Australia.