Rajkot (Gujarat) [India] : Courtesy some fine knocks from skipper Rohit Sharma and next-generation of Indian stars like Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Sarfaraz Khan, India smashed several six-hitting records on day four of the third Test against England on Sunday.
First of all, India broke its own record for most sixes in a Test series by any team, touching a total of 48 big hits in the ongoing three-match series. The team went past its own tally of 47 sixes in three Tests against South Africa at home back in 2019, a series which had three Test matches. With two matches left, India could score a lot more sixes and outdo its previous record by a huge margin.
England holds the third spot, having scored 43 sixes in the Ashes series against Australia at their home last year.
India smashed a total of 28 sixes in this match, making it their highest-ever six-count in a single Test match. India has outdone its own record of hitting 27 sixes against South Africa back in 2019 in the first Test at Vizag.
In the second innings of this match against England, India smashed a total of 18 sixes, outdoing its own record of 15 sixes in an innings against Sri Lanka back in 2009 at Mumbai.
All of this has been largely made possible by the efforts of young opener Jaiswal, who has scored a whooping 22 sixes in the series so far out of India’s 48. In this match itself, Jaiswal has smashed 12 sixes out of India’s 28.
