India Vs Australia: The third day of India vs Australia test began with a big blow for the Indian team, Jadeja’s extraordinary inning ended as Todd Murphy got him out. After Jadeja’s dismissal, Mohammed Shami came to bat and played some quick shots. He scored 37 runs with 3 sixes and 2 fours. With this, he has left behind many top-class batsmen including Virat Kohli.
Shami surpasses Kohli, KL Rahul, and Yuvraj Singh
In his innings of 37 runs, he hit 3 sixes, with this he now has 25 sixes in Test Cricket. Shami leaves behind Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Yuvraj Singh, and cheteshwar Pujara.
Virat Kohli has 24 sixes in Tests. Yuvraj Singh has 25 sixes, KL Rahul has 17 sixes. Shami is now the 16th player to hit the most number of sixes for India in Test Cricket. Cheteshwar Pujara and coach Rahul Dravid are also behind him. Pujara has 15 sixes while Dravid has 21 sixes. The list is topped by Virender Sehwag who has hit 91 sixes in his entire Test career.
Players with the most sixes in Test Cricket
Virender Sehwag – 91 sixes
MS Dhoni – 81 sixes
Sachin Tendulkar – 69 sixes
Rohit Sharma – 66 sixes
Kapil Dev – 61 sixes
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