UAE cricketer Muhammad Waseem breaks Rohit Sharma's sixes record in international cricket

Muhammad Waseem achieved the record in the second T20I between UAE and Afghanistan.

Muhammad Waseem of UAE set a new six-hitting record during the 2nd T20I between UAE and Afghanistan on Sunday in Sharjah. On the heels of a stellar year, UAE captain became the first player in international cricket history to hit 100 sixes in a calendar year.

Waseem had 98 sixes by the time the second game of the three-match T20I series against Afghanistan began, and he only needed two more huge shots to set a new record in 2023.

During the final over of the powerplay, he hit a massive six over mid-wicket off Noor Ahmed. He smashed another one over the bowler’s head and signed off in style with 101 sixes from 47 T20Is in 2023.

Muhammad Waseem goes past Rohit Sharma and Chris Gayle

With this six, Waseem went past the record of Rohit Sharma for most sixes in a year and etched his name in the history books. He thus becomes the only cricketer to cross the 100 sixes mark in a year. The second in the list of highest international sixes in a calendar year is India’s Rohit Sharna, with 80 sixes to his name from 35 matches played in 2023.

Indian star-opener shattered his previous record of 78 maximums from 47 matches in 2019, which currently ranks third. Chris Gayle is a little further down the chart since the big-hitting Jamaican’s greatest year in terms of sixes came in 2012 when he blasted 59 maximums in 26 games.

Most sixes by a batsman in international cricket in a calendar year:

101 – Muhammad Waseem (UAE) in 2023

80 – Rohit Sharma (India) in 2023

78 – Rohit Sharma (India) in 2019

74 – Rohit Sharma (India) in 2018

74 – Suryakumar Yadav (India) in 2022

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