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Asia Cup 2022: Virat Kohli smashes 100 T20I sixes, becomes second Indian player to do so

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Virat Kohli on Thursday completed 100 sixes in T20I cricket, becoming the second Indian batter to hit a century of sixes and the tenth overall player to achieve this landmark.

Virat accomplished this landmark during India's final Super Four clash against Afghanistan in the ongoing Asia Cup 2022. Virat finally completed his much-anticipated 71st century.

He smashed an unbeaten 122 in just 61 balls with 12 fours and six sixes. Now, Virat has a total of 104 sixes, which is the ninth-highest in T20I cricket.

New Zealand's Martin Guptill has the highest number of sixes in the format, with a total of 172 sixes. He is followed by Rohit Sharma (171), Chris Gayle of West Indies (124), England's Eoin Morgan (120) and Australian opener Aaron Finch (117).

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