Following Gayle on the list is Rohit Sharma, who has struck 302 sixes, showcasing his consistency and dominance as a top-order batter.
Jos Buttler, with seven IPL centuries, is second on the overall list of players with the most centuries, while KL Rahul, with five, has the second-highest number of IPL centuries among Indian batters.
Rohit Sharma had a lucky outing on the night as he was dropped thrice on the night that was turning a bad night for the GT fielders.
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli had "very contrasting styles" of leadership but the two iconic players along with spinner Ravichandran Ashwin have given the Indian team the "blueprint to win" Test series away from home, says new skipper Shubman Gill. Gill was on Saturday appointed India's captain in Tests. The first assignment for the 25-year-old is a five-Test series England where he won't have stalwarts like Kohli and Rohit in the line-up. "(The) guys like Rohit bhai, Virat bhai and Ashwin bhai they have given us a blueprint on how to tour away from home and win matches and series," Gill said in a video released by the BCCI on Sunday. "Yes, it's one thing to be able to deliver and execute, but because we have that blueprint, we know how to tour away from home and win matches and series," he added. Gill said while Kohli and Rohit had contrasting styles of leadership, they were also quite similar in style. "When I was a kid, I was always inspired by the great and the legends of India
Rohit's Mumbai Indians and India teammate Suryakumar Yadav expressed that seeing Rohit honoured in such a grand way was truly deserving, calling him an inspiration
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Akash Ambani congratulated Rohit Sharma, celebrating the journey of a Borivali boy who rose to have a stand named after him at the iconic Wankhede Stadium
Manjrekar pointed out that when the Fab Four of Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, V.V.S. Laxman, and Sourav Ganguly left, fans feared a major decline in Indian cricket
BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia stated, "Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma's Grade A contract will continue despite their retirement from the T20Is and Tests."
The "quiet" Test retirements of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma ahead of the tour of England came as a "huge surprise" to legendary spinner and former India captain Anil Kumble, who believes the two senior batters deserved an on-field farewell. Kohli announced his retirement from Test cricket on Monday, bringing the curtains down on an illustrious red-ball career in which he played 123 matches, scoring 9,230 runs at an average of 46.85, including 30 centuries. This was after Rohit decided to step away from the longest format last Thursday. "It is a huge surprise. Two outstanding, great players retiring on the back of few days. I didn't see it coming. It has certainly caught me off guard. I thought he has a few more years left in him, especially at the Test level," Kumble said on Kohli on 'ESPNCricinfo'. "He's playing only the ODI format now. No player leaves with any regret and I am sure he would have thought through this and ultimately it is the player's call." Kumble, who ended as
Moeen, who concluded his international career last year, suggested that Shubman Gill is the most likely candidate to take over India's captaincy.
Virat Kohli has informed the BCCI of his intent to retire from Test cricket; the board has requested him to reconsider ahead of the crucial England series
Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra declared his pride in the Indian armed forces and urged fellow citizens to strictly follow safety guidelines
In his debut Test, Rohit Sharma made 177 runs off 301 deliveries, striking 23 fours and a six, announcing his arrival in style.
Rohit Sharma announced the decision via a story on his Instagram handle with an image of his Test cap.
Shubman Gill, who was named Rohit's deputy in the ODI format, is also seen as a future leader within the team management, which makes him a favourite to succeed Rohit as India's red-ball skipper
Such was the onslaught by the duo, that they now share a place on the list among the highest opening partnerships for Mumbai Indians in IPL history.
Bollywood actors Ranbir Kapoor and Aamir Khan, as well as cricket players Rohit Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah, have invested in power transmission firm Karamtara Engineering's pre-IPO round. Karamtara Engineering is a backwards-integrated manufacturer of products for the renewable energy and transmission lines sectors. It offers a diverse product portfolio, which enables it to serve as a one-stop shop for solar structures (fixed-tilt and trackers). The company offers lattice structures for transmission lines, fasteners for solar, wind, transmission and industrial sectors, and overhead transmission line hardware fittings and accessories. As part of the transaction, the company's promoters, Tanveer Singh and Rajiv Singh, have transferred an aggregate of 34,09,724 equity shares at Rs 310 apiece for an aggregating amount of Rs 106 crore, by way of a secondary sale, according to a public announcement. Of these shares, Kapoor has bought 1,61,300 shares worth Rs 5 crore, Khan picked up 1,29,0
A rampant Mumbai Indians rode on Rohit Sharma's (70) second consecutive fifty to pulverise a hapless Sunrisers Hyderabad by seven wickets in their Indian Premier League match here on Wednesday. Mumbai Indians' fourth win on the trot, which took them to the third spot from the earlier sixth on the points table, came after SRH posted a below-par 143/8 and Rohit making the most of the perfect batting conditions to score 70 off 46 balls (8x4s, 3x6s). MI scored 146/3 in 15.4 overs to win the match with 26 balls to spare, with Suryakumar Yadav hitting a 19-ball 40 not out (5x4s, 2x6s). The fate of the contest was all but sealed when SRH crumbled to 35/5 following an embarrassing collapse. Despite Heinrich Klaasen's 71 and Abhinav Manohar's 43, the hosts did not have enough runs on the board to challenge MI's batting might. The five-time winners recorded their third consecutive win while chasing, having drubbed Chennai Super Kings by nine wickets last Sunday. It was also their second win