Will Rohit be able to beat Virat’s record today?
KATHMANDU: NOV. 21 – Today is the third and final T20 match of the series between India and New Zealand in Kolkata. India has won the last two games and the series. While captain Rohit Sharma will have a chance to complete a clean sweep today, the Kiwi squad will aim to overcome it.
For Rohit, today’s game represents not only a beautiful opportunity to sweep the first series he captained, but also another chance to create an individual performance record.
Rohit requires 87 more runs to become the highest-scoring Indian in T20 Internationals. He would become the highest-scoring Indian player after Virat Kohli if he scores 87 runs in today’s match.
Martin Guptill of New Zealand has scored the most runs in T20 Internationals. He has a total of 3248 runs scored. While Kohli scored 3227 runs, Rohit has 3141 runs to his name.
Not only that, but Rohit is also on the verge of breaking another record. With three sixes today, he would become the first player in T20 International history to hit 150 sixes for India. He has 147 sixes to his credit. Martin Guptill holds the record for the most sixes. He has a total of 161 sixes. Chris Gayle, on the other hand, has 124 T20 sixes.
