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The second six by Kohli on Sunday helped him overtake Yuvraj Singh’s tally of 153 sixes for the Men in Blue within the 50-over format of the sport.
Virat Kohli now has more sixes to credit for India in ODIs than Yuvraj Singh. (Picture Credit: AP, AFP)
Virat Kohli is on fire for Team India in the continued first ODI against South Africa. Within the match happening at JSCA International Stadium Complex in Ranchi on Sunday, November 30, he accomplished his half-century in 48 balls and added 136 runs for the second wicket with Rohit Sharma, who made 57 runs from 51 balls. At the top of 25 overs in India’s innings, Kohli was batting on 83 runs from 75 balls.
Kohli has hammered five fours and five sixes to this point for the KL Rahul-led side, and his second six of the day helped him overtake Yuvraj Singh within the list of batters with essentially the most sixes for India in ODIs.
During his 17-year-long ODI profession from 2000 to 2017, Yuvraj played 301 50-over matches for the Men in Blue and hammered 153 sixes, whereas Kohli has 156 sixes to his credit in 306 ODIs.
Kohli needed two sixes on Sunday to go past Yuvraj’s tally, and he achieved the target by hitting Ottneil Baartman for a maximum on the third ball of the tenth over.
Most sixes for India in ODIs
| PLAYER | MATCHES | RUNS | SIXES |
| Rohit Sharma | 277 | 11,427 | 352 |
| MS Dhoni | 347 | 10,599 | 222 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 463 | 18,426 | 195 |
| Sourav Ganguly | 308 | 11,221 | 189 |
| Virat Kohli | 306* | 157* | |
| Yuvraj Singh | 301 | 8609 | 153 |
| Virender Sehwag | 241 | 7995 | 131 |
| Suresh Raina | 226 | 5615 | 120 |
In the continued match, aside from Kohli, Rohit also achieved an enormous record. The three sixes by Rohit on Sunday helped him break Shahid Afridi’s record of hitting essentially the most sixes in ODIs.
During his 19-year-long ODI profession, Afridi played 398 ODIs for Pakistan, Asia XI and ICC XI combined and smashed 351 sixes, whereas the continued match in Ranchi is Rohit’s 277th ODI for India.
Most sixes in ODIs
| PLAYER | TEAM(S) | MATCHES | RUNS | SIXES |
| Rohit Sharma | India | 277* | 11,427* | 352* |
| Shahid Afridi | Pakistan, ICC, Asia | 398 | 8064 | 351 |
| Chris Gayle | West Indies, ICC | 301 | 10,480 | 331 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | Sri Lanka, Asia | 445 | 13,430 | 270 |
| MS Dhoni | India, Asia | 350 | 10,773 | 229 |
Rohit hammered his first two sixes of the day on the primary two balls of the fifteenth over bowled by spinner Prenelan Subrayen after which broke Afridi’s record by hitting Marco Jansen for a six on the fourth ball of the twentieth over.
Ranchi, India, India
November 30, 2025, 15:29 IST
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