History making hit man Rohit holds multiple records on second day Captain Rohit Sharma got off to a strong start in the second ODI against Sri Lanka with 241 runs, while Rohit scored another strong half century. He achieved this record by hitting a total of 50 wickets in the World Cup. Behind him is former West Indies batsman Chris Gayle with 49 balls, while Australian batsman Glenn Maxwell with 43 balls, former South African batsman AB de Villiers with 37 balls and Australian batsman David Warner with 37 balls are in fifth place.
Similarly, Rohit Sharma has recorded the highest number of wickets in a single edition of the World Cup. Rohit has scored 27 wickets this year. Former West Indies batsman Chris Gayle hit 26 boundaries in the 2015 season, while former England captain Ean Morgan hit 22 boundaries in the 2019 season. Australian batsman Glenn Maxwell has scored 22 sixes in this season (2023). Former South African batsman AB de Villiers has hit 21 sixes in 2015 and de Kock has hit 21 sixes in this season (2023).
Also, he has scored the most sixes in a single World Cup as a captain. Rohit Sharma achieved this record in the last match. England's former captain Ian Morgan scored 22 goals after the 2019 World Cup. Similarly, former South African captain AB de Villiers scored 21 in 2015, former Australian captain Aaron Finch scored 18 in 2019, and former New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum scored 17 sixes in 2015.
