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2019

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which Indian Player has become the first Indian to smash 100 sixes in T20 Cricket?
A
Mahendra Singh Dhoni
B
Virat Kohli
C
Rohit Sharma
D
Cheteshwar Pujara
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -England captain Jos Buttler has achieved a big milestone in his T20I career. England captain Jos Buttler has achieved a big milestone in his T20I career. The right-handed became the first wicketkeeper in the history of T20Is to hit 100 sixes.

Detailed explanation-2: -Detailed Solution. The correct answer is Rohit Sharma. Rohit Sharma is the first Indian male cricketer to play 100 matches of T-20 format. Stand-in captain Rohit Sharma became the first Indian cricketer and second in world cricket to complete 100 T20 Internationals.

Detailed explanation-3: -Aaron Finch, who hit 120 sixes 100 matches holds the Australian record of most sixes in T20Is. Evin Lewis of West Indies, who completed his century of sixes in 43 matches, held the record of the fastest century of sixes in the shortest format of the game.

Detailed explanation-4: -If a player scores 100 runs in a single inning, it is known as a century in a cricket match. Scoring a century in T20I is way too difficult because of the limited-overs format. The first century of the T20 International format was scored by Chris Gayle against South Africa at the inaugural ICC World Twenty20 in 2007.

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