Last Updated:November 30, 2025, 15:29 IST
The second six by Kohli on Sunday helped him overtake Yuvraj Singh’s tally of 153 sixes for the Men in Blue in the 50-over format of the game.
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 ongoing first ODI against South Africa. In the match taking place at JSCA International Stadium Complex in Ranchi on Sunday, November 30, he completed 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 end of 25 overs in India’s innings, Kohli was batting on 83 runs from 75 balls.
Kohli has hammered five fours and five sixes so far for the KL Rahul-led side, and his second six of the day helped him overtake Yuvraj Singh in the list of batters with the most sixes for India in ODIs.
During his 17-year-long ODI career 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 objective by hitting Ottneil Baartman for a maximum on the third ball of the 10th over.
Most sixes for India in ODIs
PLAYERMATCHESRUNSSIXESRohit Sharma27711,427352MS Dhoni34710,599222Sachin Tendulkar46318,426195Sourav Ganguly30811,221189Virat Kohli306*157*Yuvraj Singh3018609153Virender Sehwag2417995131Suresh Raina2265615120
In the ongoing match, apart from Kohli, Rohit also achieved a big record. The three sixes by Rohit on Sunday helped him break Shahid Afridi’s record of hitting the most sixes in ODIs.
During his 19-year-long ODI career, Afridi played 398 ODIs for Pakistan, Asia XI and ICC XI combined and smashed 351 sixes, whereas the ongoing match in Ranchi is Rohit’s 277th ODI for India.
Most sixes in ODIs
PLAYERTEAM(S)MATCHESRUNSSIXESRohit SharmaIndia277*11,427*352*Shahid AfridiPakistan, ICC, Asia3988064351Chris GayleWest Indies, ICC30110,480331Sanath JayasuriyaSri Lanka, Asia44513,430270MS DhoniIndia, Asia35010,773229
Rohit hammered his first two sixes of the day on the first two balls of the 15th over bowled by spinner Prenelan Subrayen and then broke Afridi’s record by hitting Marco Jansen for a six on the fourth ball of the 20th over.
Location :
Ranchi, India, India
First Published:
November 30, 2025, 15:29 IST
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