Rohit Sharma started IPL 2026 with a bang. Playing for Mumbai Indians, he played a stormy innings against Kolkata Knight Riders in the very first match and scored a half-century in just 23 balls. During this innings, Hitman made many big records in his name. This is also the fastest half-century of his IPL career. (PHOTO CREDIT- PTI)
Rohit Sharma completed his 550 sixes in T20 cricket by hitting three sixes in this match. With this achievement, he became the first player in Asia to hit 500 sixes in T20 format. He is the ninth batsman to achieve this feat worldwide. (PHOTO CREDIT- PTI)
During this period, Rohit Sharma took his total number of runs against Kolkata Knight Riders beyond 1100. He has become the first player to score so many runs against KKR. Earlier, David Warner was at the forefront of this list. (PHOTO CREDIT- PTI)
Apart from this, Rohit Sharma touched the 50-run mark for the 50th time in his IPL career. He is only the fourth player to do so. At the same time, after Virat Kohli, he is only the second Indian player to do so. (PHOTO CREDIT- PTI)
The special thing was that Rohit Sharma completed his half-century inside the powerplay itself. This was the first time in his IPL career that he scored 50 runs in the powerplay itself. His aggressive batting in the initial overs itself gave a strong start to Mumbai Indians and put pressure on KKR’s bowling. (PHOTO CREDIT- PTI)