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Austrian Batter Breaks Rohit Sharma's Untouched Record

Arjun Bhalla

Rohit Sharma just features in ODIs for India. [Source- AFP]Rohit Sharma just features in ODIs for India. [Source- AFP]

"Records exist to be surpassed or beaten" as a widely known motivational saying in cricket. Recently, a famous Rohit Sharma record was broken by an Austria batter. 

Rohit Sharma, who has retired from Tests and T20Is, has countless records and achievements to his name. Won the T20 World Cup twice in 2007 and 2024, the former Indian captain once had most runs in the format. However, Babar Azam leapfrogged Rohit in early 2026.  

Nevertheless, with 4231 runs in the shortest format, Rohit Sharma has a untouched legacy as a T20I batter. He still has the joint record for most hundreds in T20Is, along with Glenn Maxwell, scoring five tons. 

However, Austria's Karanbir Singh has broken a rare record previously held by Rohit Sharma. 

Karanbir Singh breaks Rohit Sharma's record of most T20I sixes

Austria's Karanbir Singh has gone past the legendary Rohit Sharma in terms of most sixes in T20I cricket. The right-handed batter recently smacked a gung-ho 164 off 57 balls vs Hungary at Szodliget, where he smoked 18 fours and 12 biggies. 

In terms of numbers, the 30-year-old already has slammed 207 sixes in the shortest format while playing just 60 T20I matches. The next on the list are Rohit Sharma with 205 maximums in 159 games and UAE's Muhammad Waseem (196 biggies in 99 T20Is). 

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Most sixes in T20I cricket

  • 207 - Karanbir Singh (Austria) in 59 innings
  • 205 - Rohit Sharma (India) in 151 innings
  • 196 - Muhammad Waseem (UAE) in 99 innings
  • 179 - Suryakumar Yadav (India) in 107 innings
  • 173 - Jos Buttler (England) in 143 innings

Karanbir Singh sits next to Aaron Finch

Karanbir almost broke Aaron Finch's landmark 172 - the highest individual in T20Is. Although he had the chance to break the milestone record, the Austrian opener was dismissed in the antepenultimate over. 

However, Karanbir’s blasting century and Abidullah Kotwa’s unbeaten 93 off 26 balls helped Austria post a mammoth 322/7 - the second-highest T20I team total ever. The only total ahead of them is Zimbabwe’s 344/4 vs Gambia in 2024. 

Who is Karanbir Singh?

Karanbir Singh is a top-drawer all-rounder who not only represents Austria but also leads the associate nation. The 30-year-old is a top-order batter and a quality seam bowler who has had some extraordinary performances for the nation.

Having played 60 matches, the Austrian captain has scored 2533 runs at an average of 48.71 with a strike rate of 175.41, including four centuries and 20 half-centuries. Moreover, he has 39 wickets at an economy of 8.28. 

Last year, Karanbir broke Pakistan’s Mohammad Rizwan’s record for most T20I runs in a calendar year, scoring 1488 of his runs in just 32 innings. He averaged 51.31 and struck at close to 175 in 2025. 

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