During the third T20I against Afghanistan, Team India lost the early wickets of Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Sanju Samson and Shivam Dube. From there on, Indian skipper Rohit Sharma took the responsibility on his shoulders. From going runless in the previous two games to scoring a century in the final match of the series, India's "Hitman" enternatined the Indian fans with his strokes
In the final T20I against Afghanistan, Team India lost early wickets of Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shivam Dube and Sanju Samson. From there on, Indian skipper Rohit Sharma took the responsibility on his shoulders. Along with him, the "Men in Blue" emerging star Rinku Singh was the man who scored 69 runs off 39 balls and helped India set a target of 213 against the Afghans. Rohit played an impressive knock of 121 runs in just 69 deliveries
With Rohit scoring a century against the visitors, he became the first-ever batsman to register five centuries in the shortest format of the game. His first T20I century came against South Africa followed by Sri Lanka, England, West Indies and Afghanistan
In his knock, the "Six-hitting Maestro" Rohit Sharma smashed eight sixes. Currently, he holds the record for the most number of sixes hit by any player in T20I history which is 190. New Zealand's Martin Guptill is in the second position with 173 sixes
After securing a win in a T20I match which witnessed two super overs, the "Men in Blue" skipper Rohit Sharma is now the most successful Indian captain in T20Is with 42 wins. Previously, the record was in the name of MS Dhoni
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