Debutant Yashasvi Jaiswal's "records-shattering" ton and Ravichandran Ashwin's (7 wickets for 71 runs) bowling heroics powered team India to a thumping win in IND vs WI 1st Test match on Friday (July 14). India defeated West Indies by an innings and 141 runs inside just three days to secure their biggest win in Tests in a country outside Asia. Ravichandran Ashwin proved why it was an absolutely wrong decision to bench him for the WTC Final. The veteran spinner took 12 wickets for 131 runs in both innings vs Windies, equaling Anil Kumble's record of taking 10 wickets in a Test match for the eighth time.
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Indian captain Rohit Sharma too was in excellent form in the first Test against West Indies. The senior opener played a century inning of 103 runs, laced up with 10 fours and 2 sixes. This was Rohit's 10th century in Test cricket. By hitting 2 sixes in IND vs WI 1st Test, Indian captain Rohit Sharma attained a special record.
Rohit Sharma crossed the figure of 400 (401) sixes in matches the Indian team only won, not draw or lose. With this, Rohit Sharma became the first player in history of international cricket to have completed 400 sixes in won matches. In this list, former Pakistan player Shahid Afridi is at number two with 299 sixes and West Indies batting icon Chris Gayle is at number three with 276 sixes.
Most sixes in international cricket by a player in won matches
Rohit Sharma - 401 sixes
Shahid Afridi - 299 sixes
Chris Gayle - 276 sixes
Most sixes by a player in history of international cricket
Rohit Sharma is second in terms of hitting maximum sixes in international cricket. He has so far hit 529 sixes in his career. Chris Gayle tops the elite list with 553 international sixes. Chris Gayle has hit these many sixes in 483 matches, while Rohit Sharma has hit 529 sixes in 442 matches.