Arjun's eyes went wide. "But Rohit is more elegant, right?"
Mr. Varma smiled. "Numbers lie, beta. Afridi came in at number 7 or 8 for half his career. Gayle opened and faced 20 more balls per innings. Rohit? He doesn't even try to hit sixes for the first 20 overs. He waits ."
Arjun picked up his bat. "Coach... can we practice hitting sixes over long-on?" most 6s in odi
Arjun didn't look away. "Sir... Afridi played almost 100 more matches than Gayle, but Gayle is only 20 sixes behind. And Rohit... he's just 1 six away from Gayle and 21 from Afridi. He could break it this week against England."
"Afridi once hit a six off the first ball of his ODI career. First ball. The bowler was Waqar Younis. The ball was reverse-swinging at 145 kph. He just swung from the ankles. No fear. No technique. Just thwack ." Arjun's eyes went wide
Mr. Varma didn't cheer. He just nodded, a quiet respect in his eyes. "Now you understand. The record isn't about strength or timing. It's about presence . Rohit didn't try to hit a six there. He just... existed in that moment."
"What about him?"
Mr. Varma laughed. "First, learn to hit the ball. Then we'll talk about the roof."