Producer: Peuli Bakshi
MI opener Rohit Sharma reached a significant milestone in his T20 career by hitting his 500th six during Sunday evening's IPL 2024 match vs Chennai Super Kings.
Rohit achieved this feat by sending a delivery from Ravindra Jadeja sailing over the boundary, joining an elite group of players with over 500 sixes.
Rohit Sharma became the first Indian to achieve this massive feat in T20 cricket.
Rohit scored 105* off 63, with a strike rate of 166.66, in a match where wickets kept falling from the other side.
Hitman made it to the third spot in the all-time most sixes in T20 list after his spectacular performance at Wankhede.
Leading the all-time chart is Chris Gayle with 1056 sixes, followed by Kieron Pollard with 860 and Andre Russell with 678 sixes.
In the match against CSK, MI captain Hardik Pandya decided to have CSK bat first, with them setting a target of 207 runs.
MI began their chase robustly, with Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan quickly putting up a partnership of 70 runs in the first seven overs.
However, CSK's Sri Lankan seamer Matheesa Pathirana disrupted MI's batting flow by securing a notable three-wicket haul, leading to MI's defeat.