Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi was full of praise for star Indian batter Rohit Sharma for breaking his record for most sixes in ODI cricket.

“Records are meant to be broken, and this too is now bettered. I am happy that a player whom I have always liked has broken this record," Shahid Afridi was quoted as saying in a report by Telecom Asia Sport.

“My record of fastest century stood for nearly 18 years, but it was finally broken, so records are set by one player and another player comes and breaks it. This is cricket."

Rohit surpassed Afridi’s record of 351 sixes in 398 matches during the second ODI against South Africa in Raipur and now has 355 sixes in 279 matches.

“I played alongside Rohit for the Deccan Chargers in my only Indian Premier League (IPL) season in 2008, and at th

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