Records are meant to be broken and so it happened as arch-rivals, India and Pakistan went loggerheads in New York for the Group A mega-clash on Sunday. Rohit Sharma became the first-ever player to tonk a six against Shaheen Afridi on the opening over in T20Is after already doing the same in ODIs.
Following a contrasting start to the T20 World Cup 2024, India and Pakistan inched to square off against one another with valuable two points up for grabs. A loss in the game would mean the Men in Green’s Super eight chances come to a bleak. However, luck favoured Babar Azam, the Pakistan captain, who won the toss and elected to field first amidst rain interruptions. But it was Rohit Sharma, who gained the spotlight at the start of the contest after smacking a biggie against Shaheen Afridi in the first over of the match itself.
Following a fuller one at the stumps and a length delivery outside the off, Afridi dragged the line back at the sticks only to get punished by the Indian skipper. With minimum lateral movement on offer, Rohit picked the fuller than a length delivery angled across the right-hander and smacked it over the deep square leg region off the middle of the bat. With this six, the 37-year-old became the first-ever player to smack Shaheen for a six on his first over in both ODI and T20Is, thereby promoting the Twitterverse into a frenzy.
— Bill Jax (@jax_bill74377) June 9, 2024
World class shot by Rohit Sharma off Shaheen Afridi 🔥#tapmad #HojaoADFree #T20WorldCup #INDvsPAK pic.twitter.com/8f3O819c7a
— Hassan Sain (@sainhassan8) June 9, 2024
Finally
World class
World class shot by Rohit Sharma off Shaheen Afridi 🔥
#T20WorldCup #INDvsPAK pic.twitter.com/HUhjB3wdE5— Hasnain Ahmad (@Hasnain75504682) June 9, 2024
Rohit hits afridi for six by pull shot pic.twitter.com/MyrcI0WIpu
— Kamaldeep (@KamaldeepSahar1) June 9, 2024
legend
Freak
📽️ ROHIT SHARMA FREAK PICK UP SHOT AGAINST SHAHEEN AFRIDI pic.twitter.com/hToRIksgOv
— KKR Vibe (@KnightsVibe) June 9, 2024
What a shot for SIX by Rohit Sharma against Shaheen Afridi 🤯🤯🤯#tapmad #HojaoADFree #T20WorldCup #INDvsPAK pic.twitter.com/5FxN9qZGAG
— SimplyMe (@CricHits0153464) June 9, 2024
He’s an artist
Stunning
Rohit Sharma Stunning Six of Shaheen Shah Afridi ball.
HITMAN 🔥⭐️ pic.twitter.com/MAsgxIgnPj— Bharathi (@Bharathistweets) June 9, 2024